Working at Brookdale Senior Living in San Antonio, TX: 1 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in San Antonio, TX Area

"I had been employed since 1999 and was fired in 2014. I had never had anything negative in my personnel file. I had so many thank you cards sent to me and to corporate, along with many emails. Because two caregivers who knew their positions were on the line as not providing care they should have been, they made up lies about me to get heat off them. I honestly thought after it was reviewed that it would have been dropped, but no - I was asked to leave. It was so very hurtful, as I put in more hours and always put the residents first. Once Emeritus was purchased by Brookdale things immediately started going downhill, as we still have so many boxes to relocate. When you have given your all for 16 years and supported everything the company put it out there no reprimand in my file I got terminated. I realize I did handle things wrong, but again, had no chance to even discuss that. I would just appreciate this getting checked out. Brookdale will always be a family. Just sad that management takes word from front line staff and never let me even explain what occurred. Brookdale had a great ED support in that area and now all but one had left which should I know my residents were happy, calling me to ask how we are going to do that. Family members still call me asking who to contact about issues as nothing being done at community level. Breaks my heart as I had happy, healthy residents. Resident and family members say that Brookdale purchased Emeritus but seems went other way as Brookdale adopting Emeritus policy instead of other way. Last got all new regional bosses who knew none of us but fired management anyway. At this time no ED are even still at the properties in San Antonio area."