Pros
I was a hospice nurse case manager for about 8 months. I wish I could have stayed longer with them, however I moved out of state for my husband's job. My manager for my team was fantastic! She really wanted to help me grow as a nurse, and my teammates were smart and supportive. Management is management generally I'd say. There is a lot of talent at Seasons (now Accent care) and our team physician was very collaborative-minded and enjoyed breaking down topics. There is definitely a focus on continued learning at Seasons. I cannot speak for the complete transition merger with Accent Care, I don't know if that impacted any of their policies or internal culture.
Cons
There were some definite cons, but most were pandemic-related, which is hard to judge. There was just not enough wipes/sanitizing supplies each week, so I had to supplement from my own pocket. Management did not recognize when our caseloads were high and covid cases took us extra time to complete visits. It was almost expected that we were making visits in normal time, when we had to build time in for extra cleaning of equipment, taking weekly (or multi-week) covid tests, etc. Overall management was fairly coordinated, and my manager did try to do the best she could do for our team given the resources available. Also, this is a universal con to home health side of nursing, but the charting became oppressive. I was constantly charting till late in the evening. We even transitioned to a new charting/document software, and management felt like it was a huge success, but to us nurses it was not. It was taking just as long (if not longer in many circumstances), and there just wasn't enough time to finish documentation at pt visits. I know specifically my other nurse colleague was finishing late at home, and so was the social worker. So it is definitely a problem with work life balance. Since I was new to home health, I wasn't sure if this was going to smooth out over time, but I had to move out of state so I am not sure if my newness contributed to this.
