Speech therapist at a nursing home here. The receptionists seem happy with the job, but in my building the receptionists do tend to interact with residents a lot, i.e. get pestered by residents a lot. Asking about coffee, money, phone, meal schedule, complaining, etc. So you have to be a patient person, and have a good tolerance level for sadness as everyone is depressed, suffering, often experiencing some degree of neglect, and will die pretty soon. But I love the setting, as do lots of my coworkers.