From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 19, 2026Sources
The short version
If you come on nights here, the posted CNA and CMA clock is 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and every other weekend is part of the pattern. Grand Island CNA ads add $1.50 an hour on weekend hours.
Employer research, Aug 19, 2026
Reviewers often describe a close employee community and a real focus on residents, using words like family-oriented.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.comYou would step into a workplace people describe as family-oriented, with attention pointed at the residents in front of you.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.comPosted night CNA and CMA shifts run 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM and include every other weekend.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Nursing here
- Charting system
Yardi
From employer postings
- Scheduling
Night CNA/CMA shift 10:00 PM–6:00 AM including every other weekend; Grand Island CNA ads add $1.50/hr weekend pay
Heritage Communities · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Family-like resident-care culture
- Reviewers often describe a close employee community and real focus on residents, using words like "family-oriented".
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Uneven management and communication
- Some praise supportive upper leaders while others report weak leadership and a gap between corporate goals and staff needs.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Staffing and work-life balance
- The work is described as demanding, and reviewers say staffing shortages make a healthy work-life balance harder.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Overall recommend rate
- Across 61 Glassdoor reviews the company sits at 3.6 stars, with 65 percent saying they would recommend it to a friend.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Omaha site day-to-day tone
- An Omaha employee called management and care orderly but said negative attitudes can pull the team down.
Sources
As of 2026-07-01Source: glassdoor.com- Executive-director experience
- A small set of Executive Director reviews is much stronger (4.7 stars, all would recommend) than the company-wide mix.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Reviewers say the work is demanding and that staffing shortages make a healthy work-life balance harder.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Grand Island, NE
In Grand Island, your commute to CHI Health St. Francis along Broadwell Avenue averages just thirteen minutes, paired with effortless hospital parking. With living costs about 13% below the national average, life stretches further. Recharge with authentic taquerias in historic Railside or witness the spectacular spring sandhill crane migration along the Platte River.
Browse roles in Grand Island- Metro price level · Grand Island area
- 13% below the national average
- BEA index 86.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $947/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,795/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Current openings at Heritage Communities
- CNA
- 8-hour nights
- Tuition reimbursement
Sources
- facebook.com/groups/GIHelpWanted/posts/26499760369642851
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Heritage-Communities-Reviews-E1577541.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Heritage-Communities-E1577541-RVW55542450.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026-07-01
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Heritage-Communities-Executive-Director-Reviews-EI_IE1577541.0,20_KO21,39.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- heritage-communities.com/senior-living/ne/grand-island/the-heritage-at-sagewood
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