Sonata Senior Living
Hiring organization · Based in Melbourne, FL
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.8
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
Benefits
Eligible team members: medical/dental/vision, company-paid life insurance, voluntary disability, generous PTO and paid holidays, 401(k) with company match.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
As an LPN at Sonata Viera Assisted Living you supervise HHAs and CNAs, make daily rounds of AL and retirement residents, and give meds per MD orders while reporting to the Director of Wellness or Executive Director.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Moving here
Melbourne sits at about the national cost of living, with no Florida state income tax, compact-license portability, and typical commutes around 19.5 minutes.
Experienced nurses
Eligible team members get medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life insurance, voluntary disability, PTO and paid holidays, and a 401(k) with company match.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Staff often describe a positive atmosphere with caring coworkers and residents in this Assisted Living setting.
More about working here
Moving here
Sonata Viera is described as a beautiful Assisted Living community focused on resident wellbeing and customer service, with inland options like West Melbourne, Suntree, and Viera nearby.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
The company has been certified a Great Place to Work for eight years in a row.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Long-tenured staff point to CORE values of excellence, respect, integrity, passion, and teamwork as part of how the place runs day to day.
As of 2020Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Charge opportunities
- LPN supervises HHAs, CNAs and facility staff; accountable to Director of Wellness/Executive Director.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Melbourne, FL
Melbourne sits on Florida's Space Coast, where nurses watch rockets arc over the Atlantic on lunch breaks. Cost of living sits right at the national average—your RN salary buys salt-air living without the beach-town markup. Quiet, sun-bleached, anchored by Patrick Space Force Base's steady healthcare demand.
Browse roles in Melbourne- Metro price level · Melbourne area
- about the national average
- BEA index 100.0 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,525/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $66,991/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into an LPN role at Sonata Viera Assisted Living in the Melbourne, Florida area. Your days center on supervising HHAs and CNAs, making daily rounds with assisted living and retirement residents, and giving medications per physician orders.
More about Sonata Senior Living
You answer to the Director of Wellness or the Executive Director and carry accountability for facility staff on your shift. Eligible team members are offered medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life insurance, voluntary disability, PTO and paid holidays, and a 401(k) with company match. The community is described as a beautiful Assisted Living setting that puts weight on resident wellbeing and customer service. CORE values named by long-tenured staff include excellence, respect, integrity, passion, and teamwork. The company has held Great Place to Work certification for eight years running. Melbourne sits near the national cost-of-living level, with no state income tax and compact-license portability. Commutes average about 19.5 minutes, and nurses often look at West Melbourne, Eau Gallie, Suntree, or Viera. Reviews also flag understaffing, inconsistent management, and high turnover, so the day-to-day load and leadership stability are worth asking about when you interview.
CORE values stated as Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Passion, and Teamwork.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- work environment and coworkers
- Staff often note a positive atmosphere and caring coworkers and residents.
- management consistency
- Management viewed as inconsistent; some praise upper support while others cite poor accountability, communication, and toxicity.
- work-life balance and staffing
- Understaffing and high expectations create tough work-life balance and burnout risk.
More review themes
- turnover and stability
- Frequent management changes and high turnover contribute to instability and lower morale.
- long-tenure culture fit
- Long-tenured employee cites care, learning, listening platform and CORE values of excellence, respect, integrity, passion, teamwork.
As of 2020Source: glassdoor.com
- overall recommendation rate
- Company rating about 2.8 with roughly 43 percent willing to recommend to a friend across 43 reviews.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
Understaffing and high expectations show up often in reviews, with tough work-life balance, burnout risk, frequent management changes, and high turnover.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 15, 2026
- Website
- sonataseniorliving.com ↗
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LPN role at Sonata Viera Assisted Living; supervise HHAs/CNAs; daily rounds of AL and retirement residents; meds per MD orders.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
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