Actual nightmare - Direct Support Staff Dungarvin Employee Review

1.0
14 Apr 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Once promoted termination is impossible. They hire anyone. The consumers really need you because of the high turnover rate. Hard work isn't necessary to maintain employment as it only matters whom you are friends with to get that easy promo. Supervisors, especially head directors are rarely present to know how the job is performed so prepare to be your own boss until heads roll for the sake of looking efficient.

Cons

Program directors are overloaded to the point they can't maintain a sober lifestyle. all employment coordinators hire a majority of junkies and teen moms as wages are not respectable. Directors are paid $77,000 a year starting to have public witch hunts and melt downs via "staff meetings", you are not allowed to speak during staff meetings that's reserved for directors only, ISP's in Lane county were written to OK abusive language with residents and when the county found out the company had to cover their tracks with new ISP meetings and revisions, budgets get slashed leaving consumers and residents with toxic food choices when their incomes allow otherwise, they blocked necessary hospice care for a terminal resident until his last month of life, they sadly do not care if these consumers live die or leave. The quality of life is poor for residents among bickering staff and directors stuck in their 15 year position of paper pushing.

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Cons

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1.0
15 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The clients are great and the best part about the job.

Cons

Management and Training Deficiencies Ineffective Leadership: On-site management consistently fails to engage in direct training or oversight. Supervisory duties are frequently abdicated to senior staff members who lack formal training authority, leading to inconsistent onboarding. Lack of Professional Development: Management is unresponsive to internal mobility requests and fails to honor promised compensation structures. Pay increases are routinely delayed or ignored, requiring excessive self-advocacy from staff. Hostile Work Environment: There is a culture of verbal discouragement and professional "berating," particularly when staff members address exhaustion or request standard time off. Operational and Clinical Mismanagement Medication Errors: There is a recurring pattern of medication mismanagement. Rather than addressing systemic flaws, management shifts culpability onto individual staff members when discrepancies are reported. Neglect of Client Care: Management has repeatedly declined to seek necessary medical intervention for clients (e.g., insomnia treatments), leading to unsafe conditions for both the client and the staff member on duty. Dishonest Reporting: Documentation regarding client activities and milestones is frequently falsified or significantly embellished, misrepresenting the actual quality of care provided. Ethical Violations and Safety Concerns Unsafe Behavioral Interventions: I witnessed multiple instances of staff using inappropriate and unauthorized redirection methods, including the use of spray bottles and unnecessary physical force. Inadequate Emergency Support: During overnight crises, administrative guidance was negligent. I was once advised to leave a distressed client outside at 1:00 AM rather than receiving actionable assistance. Retaliatory Conduct: Following my resignation, management engaged in unprofessional behavior by contacting me via personal social media platforms to deliver threats regarding future employability.

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