Retirement Unlimited
Hiring organization · Based in Glen Allen, VA
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.3
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
What stands out
Experienced nurses
A Richmond employee said they were promoted three times in four years and that leadership looks inside the company first.
As of 2023-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The one posting on file lists $30.90 an hour, with the minimum and maximum the same number.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-18
Moving here
A Richmond coworker described the company expanding into two more states and launching new signature programs, with this role sitting in Glen Allen, Virginia.
As of 2023-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
On the 3–11 at Bay Lake, a CNA said the evening crew was usually pleasant to work beside.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Executive directors left a 4.6 rating across 17 Glassdoor reviews, with 92 percent saying they would recommend the company.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- A Bay Lake CNA review referenced a 3-11 evening shift.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- Richmond employee reported three promotions in four years and said the company emphasizes promoting from within.
As of 2023-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would be applying to a senior-living company based in Glen Allen, Virginia. One long-tenured Richmond employee said they were promoted three times in four years and that leadership encourages people to move up.
- Hiring days
More about Retirement Unlimited
That same person watched the company expand into two more states and roll out new signature programs. The pay figure on the one posting we have is $30.90 an hour. A Bay Lake CNA in Virginia Beach mentioned a 3–11 evening shift and said those coworkers were usually pleasant. That review also said resident meals came in very small portions, and that staffing often could not keep up — frequent falls, residents left soiled, and new admissions whose care needs sat above what the floor could safely handle. On Glassdoor, executive directors sat at 4.6 across 17 reviews, with 92 percent saying they would recommend the company and 100 percent CEO approval. Aggregated ratings were 2.1 from seven Black employees and 3.0 from 23 White employees.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- internal promotion culture
- A long-tenured Richmond office manager said they moved up three times in four years and that leadership encourages employee advancement.
As of 2023-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
- growth and expansion
- The same reviewer described expansion into two more states and new signature programs as a reason the workplace felt exciting.
As of 2023-09-21Source: glassdoor.com
- understaffing and resident safety
- A former Virginia Beach CNA described unsafe staffing with frequent falls and residents left unattended in soiled beds.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- admissions versus safe acuity
- That CNA said management kept taking residents whose care needs exceeded what the community could safely provide.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
- evening-shift coworkers
- The 3-11 shift was described as usually having pleasant staff, even amid other complaints.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
- executive-director sentiment
- Glassdoor’s Executive Director slice showed a 4.6 rating, 92 percent would recommend, and 100 percent CEO approval across 17 reviews.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
- racial rating gap
- Aggregated Glassdoor demographic ratings were far lower among Black employees (2.1 from 7 ratings) than White employees (3.0 from 23).
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.co.uk
What to weigh
A former Bay Lake CNA in Virginia Beach described severe understaffing, frequent resident falls, and residents left soiled, and said management kept taking people whose care needs the community could not safely meet.
As of 2025-11-15Source: glassdoor.com
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Bay Lake senior living (Virginia Beach)
Former CNA reported severe understaffing, frequent resident falls, and residents left soiled; said acuity often exceeded what staff could safely meet.
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