Essex Meadows
Nursing Home · Essex, CT
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, LTD, 401(k) match, PTO and holidays, EAP, free EV charging; some benefits hour-based for part-time and per diem. Daily Pay option.
What stands out
New graduates
New graduates are welcomed into a paid RN residency internship with comprehensive onboarding and experienced nursing mentors beside you.
Experienced nurses
You work skilled nursing inside a CMS 5-star health center that posts about 5.06 total nurse hours per resident day and a 5.0 staffing star.
As of 2026Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: allnurses.com
Experienced nurses
The posted RN skilled-nursing rate for the 3–11 PM, 32-hour week sits at $40–$44 an hour, plus a $3 evening differential, with a daily-pay option.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-29Source 1: linkedin.comSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
The 32-hour evening pattern is fixed—Week One Monday–Thursday, Week Two Tuesday–Friday—and the employer calls the schedules stable.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
More about working here
New graduates
Resident-sponsored educational scholarships sit alongside the residency if you want to keep learning after you start.
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
Moving here
You land on a Life Plan campus beside a roughly 1,000-acre natural preserve, minutes from the Connecticut shoreline, with independent living, assisted living, rehab, and skilled nursing on one site.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: essexmeadows.comSource 4: linkedin.com
Experienced nurses
The RN role includes supervising and supporting nursing staff, and the community earned a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplaces nod.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN 3-11 PM 32 hrs/wk: Week One Mon-Thu, Week Two Tue-Fri; per diem also available; employer cites stable schedules
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
- Charge opportunities
- RN role includes supervising/leading and supporting nursing staff
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Skilled Nursing, 3-11 PM, 32 hours/week
- Pay and benefits
- RN Skilled Nursing, 3-11 PM, 32 hours/week (range max)
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- New Grad RN Residency Program (paid internship)
- Preceptors and orientation
- Supportive leadership and experienced nursing mentors; comprehensive onboarding and ongoing support for new grads
As of 2026Source: linkedin.com
The city
Living in Essex, CT
Essex is a picturesque Connecticut River town with deep maritime roots and classic New England charm. Its compact Main Street in Essex Village offers waterfront dining, boutiques, and historic architecture. A peaceful, small-town setting with easy access to the river and surrounding natural areas—an appealing option for nurses seeking a quieter pace of life.
Browse roles in Essex- State price level · Connecticut
- 4% above the national average
- State index 103.6 (100 = national)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities
Who they are
You would practice skilled nursing inside the on-site health center at Essex Meadows, a Life Plan community in Essex, Connecticut, managed by Life Care Services.
- Nursing Home · Essex
More about Essex Meadows
The campus sits beside a large natural preserve and holds independent living, assisted living services, short-term rehab, and skilled nursing together, so your patients may already know the grounds as home. The posted RN pattern is concrete: 3–11 PM, 32 hours a week, Week One Monday–Thursday and Week Two Tuesday–Friday, with a $40–$44 base range, a $3 evening differential, and a daily-pay option. New graduates are welcomed into a paid residency-style internship with mentors and ongoing support; resident-sponsored scholarships are also listed if you want to keep studying. CMS rates the health center five stars overall with a 5.0 staffing star and roughly five nurse hours per resident day. Benefits on the RN posting include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, LTD, 401(k) match, PTO and holidays, an EAP, and free EV charging. Turnover still runs in the mid-30s percent range, so the staffing stars do not erase the reality of people moving on.
Employer messaging emphasizes supportive leadership, experienced mentors, stable schedules, and resident-sponsored learning support inside an LCS-managed Life Plan community.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall recommendation and ratings
- Glassdoor shows about 4.1/5 from 9 reviews with most recommending the employer; compensation category rated very highly.
- Work wellbeing
- Indeed work-wellbeing score above average; purpose and satisfaction above average, happiness and stress average.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- CEO approval discrepancy
- Glassdoor lists very high CEO approval while Indeed shows much lower approval for the same named CEO.
What to weigh
CMS figures show staff turnover around 34% and RN turnover around 37%, so you may still feel the churn even inside a 5-star staffing rating.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Jul 24, 2026
- Website
- essexmeadows.com ↗
Weighing a first job here?
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- Skilled Nursingnew grads1 open
Employer RN posting places role in Skilled Nursing at a 5-Star Rated Health Center within a Life Plan/CCRC campus.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: linkedin.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Skilled Nursing / Health Center
CMS profile: total nurse HPRD ~5.06, RN HPRD ~1.51, CNA HPRD ~3.19; staff turnover 33.9%, RN turnover 36.8%.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.com
Open roles
Current openings at Essex Meadows
Refreshed throughout the day.
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 8-hour 8 hour
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