Published: November 6, 2024

Avamere added $2.34/hour per employee in this contract, including wages, health care, PTO, and other improvements, which adds up to an additional $5.6 million in workers’ pockets.

Wage Increases (see wage scale below)

3% for all workers, plus step increases for those eligible

Health care

Protected our health care and kept premiums low.

Staffing

New federal staffing assessment tool. Workers won the right to see facility acuity assessments, to force management to discuss and address staffing concerns in the moment (including reassigning workload equitably), and access to information around staffing to use in Labor Management Committee meetings.

Paid Time Off

On January 1st, workers will move to a Sick Leave bank, earning up to 40 hrs of paid sick leave a year, and new Paid Vacation leave, which will be simpler to understand and based on a formular per hour worked. In most cases workers will be able to accrue 60-100 more vacation hours per year.

Retirement

401K match 3% from Avamere

Rights on the job

  • Better suspension & seniority language
  • 4-year contract with annual wage increases tied to Medicaid reimbursement rate

 

Avamere wage scale

October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Employees currently paid above scale will get a 3% increase on October 1, 2024, but no step increase on work anniversary
StepALF CaregiverNAALF Med Aide, Med TechCNARehab Aide, CNA 2CNA On CallCMACMA On CallCookCook Asst, Feed Asst, Diet Aide, Dishwsh, Hskpg, Laundry, Reception, Activ Asst, Bus Driver, Wait StaffMaint. Asst
0$20.34$20.00$21.37$21.89$24.10$24.21$24.10$25.24$20.60$19.57$21.63
90 Days$20.84$20.50$21.87$22.39$24.60$24.71$24.60$25.74$21.10$20.07$22.13
1$21.84$22.87$23.39$25.60$25.71$25.60$26.74$22.10$21.07$23.13
2$22.34$23.37$23.89$26.10$26.21$26.10$27.24$22.60$21.57$23.63
3$22.84$23.87$24.39$26.60$26.71$26.60$27.74$23.10$22.07$24.13
4$23.34$24.37$24.89$27.10$27.21$27.10$28.24$23.60$22.57$24.63
5$23.84$24.87$25.39$27.60$27.71$27.60$28.74$24.10$23.07$25.13
6$24.34$25.37$25.89$28.10$28.21$28.10$29.24$24.60$23.57$25.63
7$24.84$25.87$26.39$28.60$28.71$28.60$29.74$25.10$24.07$26.13
8$25.34$26.37$27.14$29.35$29.21$29.35$30.24$25.60$24.57$26.63
9$25.84$26.87$27.89$30.10$29.71$30.10$30.74$26.10$25.07$27.13
10$26.34$27.37$28.64$30.85$30.21$30.85$31.24$26.60$25.57$27.63

 

Avamere LPN Wage Scale

October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Employees currently paid above scale will get a 3% increase on October 1, 2024, but no step increase on work anniversary
StepCharge Nurse-LPN, ALF-LPNIP-LPN, MDS Coord, Staff Dev Coord-LPNRCM-LPN (Salaried)RCM Annual Rate
0$35.28$36.41$44.29$92,082.00
1$36.16$37.32$44.50$92,551.68
2$37.06$38.25$44.70$92,980.16
3$37.99$39.21$44.91$93,408.64
4$38.94$40.19$45.11$93,837.12
5$39.91$41.20$45.32$94,265.60
6$40.72$42.02$45.53$94,694.08
7$41.53$42.86$45.73$95,122.56
8$42.35$43.72$45.94$95,551.04
9$43.21$44.59$46.14$95,979.52
10$44.06$45.48$46.35$96,408.00
11$44.84$46.28$46.56$96,836.48
12$45.62$47.09$46.76$97,264.96
13$46.42$47.91$46.97$97,693.44
14$47.24$48.75$47.17$98,121.92
15$48.06$49.60$47.38$98,550.40