Our 97 year old mother was a resident in Sunrise Assisted Living in Wayland Ma.where she was not only verbally abused but also physically(sexually)abused by a staff member.After we pulled her out of there for her own safety and sanity we received monthly bills from Sunrise for over a year.Many of the staff were eventually fired after a lengthy review of operations and hiring practices.We are`aware of other Sunrise residents who had similiar experiences.
It is no wonder that management does not want to appear at the annual meeting.It would be nice if the State were to shut them down

I am not surprised. This same thing has happened in a Sunrise facility in Md. They squeeze every dollar out of families and give them horrible staff to care for very frail people. I'm glad you got your mom out before they killed her. The State knows about the horrible care but they are too afraid of the big companies to fine them. So sad.

i live in a low income houseing project owned by sunrise & they threaten tennets with evictions and put the fear of God into them. i am the yungest resident living here some thing needs to be done to knock this fraudulent corp, off its high horse. bangor me. i have already sued them with the help of human rights 2005.

I work for the Peabody sunrise and am appalled about previous comments. we have a well trained,compassionate staff of cna's that directly care for the residents,who,so many are like our own family and loved. the management stinks, and treats the staff like sub human animals. we(cna's) do protect our residents from any form of abuse at this home.the upper management in the corporate level have stolen all our stocks,cheat us on our paychecks,run us to the ground,etc. we stay for the residents, certainly not for the poverty level pay they give us.we need a union to help us,someone to give us an edge to protect ourselves from the abuse we, the staff receive.

I worked for Sunrise for a brief period of time in a management position and I will say that there are lots of great people working there that give 100% for the residents. But then again, this really isn't the issue. This company runs everything into the ground and all the while cuts back everything else. Oh they will tell you all the right things but the bottom line is that they don't deliver. I guess trying to reach 8 or 9 hundred facilities by 2010 is more important than treating your employees properly. This company has completely unrealistic expectations and in the end will come crashing down.

This company runs everything into the ground. I worked in management for a short time and I came to see what a dysfunctional company they are. I couldn't take it. The very people who spend the most time with residents get paid the least. I guess its more important to have 8 or 9 hundred sunrise facilities up and running by 2010 to line someones pockets than it is to do the right thing by your employees. This company is going to crash and burn.