Community First Solutions
Nursing Home · Hamilton, OH
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1 · Rotating 1
Benefits
Fitness centers and referral bonuses cited for nursing roles; mission-driven nonprofit setting.
What stands out
New graduates
Staff nurse roles here explicitly welcome new grads and stress career growth plus a supportive community around you on the floor.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
One concrete path on record runs from night-shift nurse to Director of Nursing in seven years.
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Experienced nurses
You would work inside a nonprofit senior-living network (est. 1918) with Hamilton campuses at Berkeley Square and Westover covering IL, AL, memory care, and SNF/LTC.
As of 2026Source 1: community-first.orgSource 2: cfsseniorliving.org
Moving here
Ohio is a compact-license state, so if you already hold a compact RN license you can practice here without a second full licensure cycle.
More about working here
New graduates
A recent Hamilton review described coworkers who welcomed new staff, taught them, and folded them into the team.
As of 2026-06-27Source: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
Posted staff pay in our two listings sits at $28 an hour flat.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-29
Moving here
The organization has kept expanding senior-living campuses—four acquisitions in two years—including multiple sites across the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor.
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- New grads welcome; competitive pay, career growth, and supportive community emphasized for Staff Nurse roles.
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
- Career development
- Example path from night shift nurse to Director of Nursing over seven years (Crystal Yauger).
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
The city
Living in Hamilton, OH
Hamilton sits along the Great Miami River about 30 miles north of Cincinnati. Known as the 'City of Sculpture,' it blends small-town charm with easy metro access. The revitalized downtown offers local shops and eateries, giving nurses a relaxed pace with a strong community feel.
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- State price level · Ohio
- 7% below the national average
- State index 92.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,007/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $55,166/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining Community First Solutions in Hamilton, Ohio—a nonprofit that has served Butler County and southwest Ohio since 1918. The work sits in senior living and post-acute care: Hamilton campuses at Berkeley Square and Westover cover independent living, assisted living, memory care, and SNF/LTC, with sister communities across the region.
- Nursing Home · Hamilton
- Hiring days & nights & rotating
More about Community First Solutions
Staff nurse postings here say new grads are welcome and point to career growth and a supportive community. One published path follows a night-shift nurse, Crystal Yauger, to Director of Nursing over seven years. Perks called out for nursing roles include fitness centers and referral bonuses. Public reviews are mixed rather than glowing—Indeed sits near 2.9 from 117 reviews—so you should weigh the floor culture you meet on a shadow shift against the broader scores.
Nonprofit, mission-driven, person-first culture focused on senior living, post-acute rehab, and related community services.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall ratings middling
- Glassdoor overall about 3.2-3.3 with roughly 56-58% recommending; Indeed overall 2.9 from 117 reviews with pay/benefits and management near 2.7-2.8.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.com
- Welcoming coworkers
- Recent Hamilton review praised welcoming environment and helpful coworkers who taught and included new staff.
As of 2026-06-27Source: indeed.com
- Upper management cost-cutting
- Former employee said upper management would eliminate positions without warning to save money; day-to-day staff and environment were mostly okay.
As of 2016-05-15Source: glassdoor.co.in
More review themes
- CEO approval
- About 64-65% approve of CEO Brett Kirkpatrick; business outlook positive around 55-60%.
What to weigh
Review sites land middling overall—Glassdoor roughly 3.2–3.3 with about 56–58% recommending, Indeed 2.9 from 117 reviews—and a former employee said upper management cut positions without warning to save money.
As of 2026 · 2016-05-15Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: indeed.comSource 4: glassdoor.co.in
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 21, 2026
- Website
- community-first.org ↗
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Current openings at Community First Solutions
Refreshed throughout the day.
- LPN
- 12-hour days
- Tuition reimbursement
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN/LPN
- 12-hour rotating
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN/LPN
- 12-hour shifts
- Per diem
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