“As part of our company with AMFM, we own a pharmacy so all of our employees on our healthcare plan get free generic prescription medications through our pharmacy. We also provide free mammograms to all of our female employees over the age of 40 or to anybody who could potentially need them under the age of 40. Even if you’re not on our healthcare plans, everybody gets free mammograms.”
— Crystal Weaver, Vice President of Human Resources, AMFM Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers, Charleston, WV
“The best perk by far are the stories that the residents tell, especially the adoring love stories that I see and hear each and every day. Spouses come in every day to be with their loved one that’s in the nursing home. I hope my relationship ends up that way.”
— Mark Dudley, CEO, Weiser Care of Cascadia, Weiser, ID
“The biggest perk that I get is listening to all the stories from all of my patients. They have a lot of stories to tell — a lot.”
—Steve McKinley, Regional Executive Director, Crestview Center, Shelbyville, KY
“I would say the very best benefit/perk of my job is being able to teach, even though I’m not a teacher. Teach my staff that they can do hard things, that they’re smart and that they can make an impact in people’s lives — not only the residents that we care for but also each other. I love that about our facility. It’s very small. We’re only 39 beds, but that is the biggest benefit that I see. Helping them be their very best at work and in their personal relationships.”
— Rebecca Flores, Director of Nursing, Pender Skilled Nursing, Burgaw, NC
“Taking care of people and seeing how we improve the quality of their lives and families’ lives [is the best benefit], because that’s what it’s all about. That’s what makes you come back to work day in and day out.”
—Corey Wright, Administrator, Vienna Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Lodi, CA
“[My favorite non-standard benefit] is being told that I’m beautiful every day of the work week. While visiting the residents and while walking through the dining hall to go to the med room, I get told that my skin is beautiful, my teeth are beautiful, and I’m met with smiles all the time. They’re wonderful.”
—Michelle Reynolds, Quality Management Coordinator, Southwell Health and Rehabilitation, Adel, GA
