LPN home health and wages..

[emndarmic]

Hi...

I am a new CNA (waiting on my state test middle of June). I have been hired on as a home health CNA from a local company and my starting wage is not all that good ($8.00 hr and 8.50 weekends) but it will work for now since they are working around my school schedule. My cases are in the same town that I live in (which is a short 15 minute drive from the North side of town to the South side, small town huh). My question is, what is the pay like in general (I know it depends on where you live) for a home health LPN. I am taking pre-requisite classes now for LPN but have not been accepted into the actual program yet. I just need some extra money as an LPN (married w/ 3 young kids) as I wait for a position in an RN class (still 3-4 yrs out, graduating class of 2014ish... see very small town, we all want to be RN's). My program for LPN will start this coming spring 09' and last for 10 months. I can be working as a LPN and gaining experience to hopefully help me along my RN route. Just curious if anyone here is a HH lpn? By the way, my agency does not have LPN work, is that the norm for HH?

Long story I know, just seeing if anyone has any advice too.

TIA

[HappyHHNurse]

Thank you Rae, I appreciate the info. Do you like working for them, and have you worked with them for awhile?

[raebabelvn, LVN]

Thank you Rae, I appreciate the info. Do you like working for them, and have you worked with them for awhile?

The people I work with are great. I started a little while back. I'm still settling in and getting used to things, but overall I do like the agency.

[Elektra6, ASN, BSN, RN]

In NJ LPN home health is around 22-25 per hour for shift work.

[karmil]

I am prn and make a little more, but I think the LPN's here make $15/hr WITH a LOT of experience in Med/Surg. It is almost impossible to get a HH/H job as an LPN in Missouri. Our LPN does the almost everything the RN does but recerts, admissions/discharges, Central lines. She has her own case load. I take all their pts on days off or the overload. I wish I had my own pts, but it is good to meet them all!

[LuLu2008]

In my agency, every "skilled nursing" visit includes a head to toe assessment and (especially if Medicare) one item is expected to be taught to the patient or caregiver, for example about disease process or medication. Skilled nursing can be RN or LVN/LPN. LVN/LPN cannot do admits, recerts and discharges.

[CNA1991, CNA]

I am a CNA in home health care too and my company does not use nurses as well- which I think is more common than not. I make $11.22 -$15.00 per hour depending on the case and $0.50 per mile. I hear that lpns in my area make about $30.00 per hour. You and I are kind of in the same boat, good luck with your education!

[LuLu2008]

Hi, CNA1991 -- It doesn't make sense that you work for a home health company that does not use nurses. The only way I can see that happening is if you are performing so-called "unskilled" tasks that do not require RN supervision. Otherwise your company is in violation of the rules!

[CNA1991, CNA]

Hi, CNA1991 -- It doesn't make sense that you work for a home health company that does not use nurses. The only way I can see that happening is if you are performing so-called "unskilled" tasks that do not require RN supervision. Otherwise your company is in violation of the rules!

Caregiving tasks is what I do essientially, and it's a large franchise that is across the nation so I doubt they would make such a big mistake without atleast someone catching it. Yes, RNs do work for the company I work for BUT, they are caregivers essentially. Insurance does not cover the things nurses do so they do basic, caregiving tasks. Everything is charted. A good amount of home health agencies in my area do not use nurses or minimully, as I found out recently.