Homie

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1. mileage issue/home health issues

   Homie replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

   I may get scorched from some nurses here....as i too love HH nursing, but I am tired of the outright breaking of Labor laws that some agencies do....my advice is to look at the Dept. of Labor , Wage and Hour website, and if you have questions or conc...

2. mileage issue/home health issues

   Homie replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

   :angryfire hmaried....i am in the same boat!!!! except my great mileage car is good for local stuff only, until i can have it fixed. so, my ins. is up 30.00 a month, a car payment of 200.00 a month.....and cost of gas up almost 2.00 a gal. since t...

3. mileage issue/home health issues

   Homie replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

   Thanks for the hope. I wasn't doing bad until I needed to stop driving my Toyota, and before I could have the enginge seals replaced...I had to have 2 teeth pulled. I have one app in at another agency....and 2 more if that one doesn't work out. Wh...

4. mileage issue/home health issues

   Homie replied to icare4icu's topic in Home Health

   Effective July 1st the Federal rate for mileage is going to 58 1/2 cents per mile....we are still at 40 cents. I had to replace my car this year picked up a carpayment, higher ins., less fuel effic. down from 38 mpg to 28 mpg...because it's all I co...

5. What are creative ideas for off-setting gas price rises...

   Homie posted a topic in Home Health

   also, what if anything is your company doing to help it's field staff.???

6. Gasoline prices/ mileage rates...etc!! need input on a decision.

   Homie replied to Homie's topic in Home Health

   Caliotter3, Thanks so much for the opinion. I've seen mgmnet set up people for dschg...so I am concerned for sure. I love Home Health, and I don't want to have to relocate or go to another field of nursing. Maybe there will be something like a Dutc...

7. Gasoline prices/ mileage rates...etc!! need input on a decision.

   Homie posted a topic in Home Health

   OK...here goes. We all know the price of gas...and where it will probably go...only higher. Our company is a nationwide co. and it pays 0.40 a mile...and that was only after a year of badgering...it was increased from 0.36 a mile. We have not had rai...

8. Is it just me, or is this wrong ?

   Homie replied to CampbellSoupCan's topic in Home Health

   Most stasis ulcers heal, and re-open eventually...nature of problem. How quickly either the healing or recurrence happens varies with each patient and what they are going thru on many levels. I firmly believe that sometimes patients benefit from a ...