Anchor
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DismissAnchor is a care home operator in England. They provide specialist and retirement housing for people over 55.
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Showing 58 reviews
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Best thing
Making a difference to vulnerable people
Worst thing
Long shifts 14hrs
Anchor Care assistant, March 2024
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Best thing
The team I work with
The individuals I care for and supportWorst thing
No recognition
No pay enhancement for nights, weekends etc
No Christmas bonus 2023
The pay is a lot less then most over companies I’ve worked forAnchor Team leader, January 2024
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Best thing
Caring for people
Worst thing
Staff who don’t care about their job
Anchor Care assistant, November 2023
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Best thing
The hour suit me well
Worst thing
Really boring
Anchor Employee, November 2023
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Best thing
The residents
Worst thing
Not enough staff
Anchor Care assistant, June 2023
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Best thing
Supportive management
Pay
OpportunitiesWorst thing
Not much
Anchor Manager, May 2023
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Best thing
Not being micro managed
Worst thing
Dealing with old peope
Anchor Employee, May 2023
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Best thing
Responsibility
Interacting with tenants
A sense of satisfactionWorst thing
Constant stress from tenants
Having to answer about empty flatsAnchor Employee, April 2023
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Best thing
Stressful
Worst thing
Being underpaid every month
Anchor Care assistant, March 2023
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Best thing
Leading a team
Worst thing
Staff sickness
Anchor Team leader, February 2023
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Best thing
Making a difference to the residents
Worst thing
Long hours
Low wage
Understaffed
Stressful
Promise of career progression which never happens
Favourites among management some staff get everything they ask while others get nothingAnchor Care assistant, January 2023
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Best thing
Get to meet a whole plethora of different peopke
Worst thing
Long hours, sometimes with very little to do
Anchor Security officer, December 2022
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Best thing
The customers and knowing im keeping them safe and listening to them.
Worst thing
In the home I work in, I'm treated unfairly and no respect. The management are unprofesional other than 1 and it seems like no one cares. Staff get away with bullying other staff.
Anchor Housekeeper, December 2022
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
The public
Anchor Caretaker, December 2022
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Best thing
The residents we look after
Worst thing
Everything else
Anchor Care assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
The small team I work with
Worst thing
The equipment is outdated and so is the kitchen. Hours can’t really be changed
Anchor Catering assistant, September 2022
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Worst thing
Staff - can sometimes be really racially biased, POC's are at the bottom end
Anchor Care assistant, September 2022
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Best thing
The reward of it all
Anchor Team leader, August 2022
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Best thing
Taking care of the residents
Worst thing
Not enough pay for what we do
Feels like management don't care about certain staff (favoritism)
It's hard to take break when not enough staffAnchor Care assistant, June 2022
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Best thing
Residents
Worst thing
No respect
No appreciation
Favouritism
ClickyAnchor Care assistant, June 2022
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Best thing
Residents and staff team
Worst thing
Government covid rules
Anchor Manager, March 2022
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Best thing
I love helping the sick and vulnerable its very emotionally rewarding
Worst thing
Pay, not feeling appreciated
Anchor Care assistant, March 2022
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Best thing
Some nice staff
Worst thing
No communication bad attitudes from staff
Anchor Team leader, January 2022
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Best thing
The care i give
Worst thing
Expected to do alot more than we do when it should go for there needs not on a ratio
Anchor Care assistant, January 2022
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Best thing
Getting to see people happy and make a difference to their lives.
Worst thing
Constantly under staffed and doing multiple peoples jobs, don’t get payed anywhere near enough for the abuse we receive.
Anchor Care assistant, December 2021
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Best thing
The resident and co workers
Worst thing
Management throwing alot of paperwork on us and not understanding how difficult our job already is
Anchor Care assistant, September 2021
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Best thing
Working with certain people
Worst thing
Things breaking down ,not being listened to and not having the right equipment to do the job
Anchor Employee, September 2021
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Best thing
The residents and company values. Every day is different
Worst thing
No management support now, colleague's feeling overwhelming stress with no support.
Anchor Employee, August 2021
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Best thing
Nights, good rate of pay,
Worst thing
Constantly under staffed
Anchor Team leader, July 2021
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Best thing
Caring for the residents
Worst thing
Not being paid for breaks
Anchor Carer, July 2021
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Best thing
Salary
Worst thing
Working with individuals who don't/won't do the same tasks
Anchor Care assistant, June 2021
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Best thing
Caring for the residents
Worst thing
Worst thing is too rushed to do job properly always not enough staff when asked its all about the numbers ns finances
Anchor Health care assistant, June 2021
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Best thing
Dealing with residents. Meeting staff.
Worst thing
Trying to get holidays. Recieveing answers.
Anchor Care assistant, June 2021
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Worst thing
Pay, shift patterns, supervisor, no flexability
Anchor Housekeeper, June 2021
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Best thing
Care assistant is a caring job which by which means u help pple to live there normal life in a safe and good environment and also contribute in their day to say activities.
Worst thing
There hourly pay are not helpful and considering the fact I travel from distance to cover my shift and there is no over time pay rise.
Anchor Care assistant, April 2021
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Best thing
Caring for people and giving them quality and a purpose in life.
Worst thing
Documentation too much red tape.
Anchor Team leader, April 2021
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Best thing
Job satisfaction caring for others
Worst thing
Not having time to do it
Anchor Team leader, April 2021
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Best thing
Looking after the elderly
Worst thing
Covid
Anchor Manager, March 2021
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Best thing
The residents
Worst thing
The work load, too many things being introduced, lack of staff
Anchor Manager, March 2021
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Best thing
The customers
Worst thing
Customers passing away
Anchor Care assistant, March 2021
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Best thing
Varies day to day
Worst thing
Too many responsibilities put onto the role
Anchor Employee, March 2021
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Best thing
The manager, and team I work with.
Worst thing
Finishing at 9pm some shifts and starting at 7am next day.
Anchor Team leader, February 2021
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Best thing
I can pick my own hours
Worst thing
Attitude
Anchor Team leader, February 2021
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Best thing
The people i work with
Worst thing
Not having enough time in the day to get things done
Anchor Team leader, February 2021
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Best thing
best job i have had. Valued and good direction from the management team
Worst thing
long hours
Anchor Team leader, January 2021
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Best thing
I love the Residents, and most of the Colleagues are good workers,
Worst thing
Being Stressed, when the work load gets too much, especially when short staffed
Anchor Care assistant, January 2021
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Best thing
Teamwork
Worst thing
Doing nights due to children
Anchor Care assistant, January 2021
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
Regulations rules changing demands on social care
Anchor Manager, December 2020
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Best thing
Knowing I've made a difference to my residents
Worst thing
Not enough time, too much workload, expected to do manager job on top of own
Anchor Team leader, December 2020
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Best thing
The staff, the location
Worst thing
Stressful
Anchor Care assistant, December 2020