Putnam Ridge
Nursing Home · Keansburg, NJ
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Nursing Home
What stands out
Experienced nurses
An RN unit manager review for Putnam Ridge — listed in Brewster, NY, not Keansburg — called the workplace great and said administration cares.
As of 2022-09-05 · 2025-04-17Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
Moving here
New Jersey is a compact-license state, so a compact RN license lets you practice in Keansburg without a second license.
Moving here
Keansburg is a family-oriented Raritan Bay beach town with a boardwalk and amusement park; amenities usually need a car.
Experienced nurses
A dietary aide on that same Putnam Ridge page reported good, flexible hours and said coworkers were nice.
As of 2025-04-17Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
A 2018 CNA said a renovation left staff with adequate room to work.
As of 2018-06-20Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The two Glassdoor role pages each show one review and 100% would recommend, with a 4.0 from an RN unit manager and a 3.0 from a CNA.
Working conditions
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- A 2018 CNA reported little supervisor willingness to teach staff developing in healthcare.
As of 2018-06-20Source: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would be considering Putnam Ridge in Keansburg, New Jersey, a Raritan Bay beach town with a boardwalk and an amusement park. New Jersey uses a graduated state income tax and is a compact-license state, so if you already hold a compact RN license you can practice here.
- Nursing Home · Keansburg, NJ
More about Putnam Ridge
Commenters describe Keansburg as generally friendly, with a commute that can be doable; amenities often require a car and transit is limited. Resident polls were cooler on walkability, parks, and community feel. The employee reviews we can point to list Putnam Ridge in Brewster, NY, not Keansburg. From those pages, an RN unit manager called the workplace great and said administration cares, and also named staffing issues as typical of nursing facilities. A CNA described low staffing that overworks reliable people, little supervisor willingness to teach, and protocol and safety lapses that went unpunished. A dietary aide later said the hours were flexible and coworkers were nice, and called the workplace dirty. A 2018 CNA said the building had been nicely renovated and gave staff adequate room to work. Those Glassdoor role pages each carry one review — 4.0 for an RN unit manager and 3.0 for a CNA — and show 100% would recommend. We do not have posted pay for this site.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Understaffing and overwork
- A CNA described low staffing that overworks reliable people on duty; an RN unit manager also cited staffing issues as typical of nursing facilities.
As of 2022-09-05Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
- Administration and culture
- An RN unit manager called the workplace great and said administration cares.
As of 2022-09-05Source: glassdoor.com
- Accountability and supervision
- A CNA said protocol and safety lapses went unpunished and higher-ups rarely reviewed work.
As of 2018-06-20Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Facility condition and coworkers
- One CNA praised a renovation that gave staff room to work; a later dietary aide called it dirty but said coworkers were nice.
As of 2025-04-17Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
- Small-sample recommend rates
- Glassdoor pages for RN unit manager and CNA each show one review, a 4.0 and 3.0 score, and 100% would recommend with a positive outlook.
What to weigh
Staffing runs thin — a CNA said it overworks the people who show up, and an RN unit manager treated staffing shortfalls as typical of nursing facilities.
As of 2022-09-05Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com
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