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just wondering if this is a common occurance around anyone else. i work in a hospital that the LPNs get $9.30/hr and thirty miles away, the nursing home pay $17/hr. is this normal??? i live smack dab in the middle of the 2 towns and it really isn't a no brainer on which way i will go after i get my license (my husband is currently unemploy due to cutbacks, so the more money the better), although i do like working in the hosp. :confused: :p

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l'm in Australia not sure about the difference in pay, at the moment l work in a nursing home, you can get plenty of shifts, l'm even knocking back work.

l'm not sure how much work you would get in the hospital but l gather not as much as in a nursing home.

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I believe in general the Nursing Homes pay rate is higher than the Hospital. I don't know why. In my area (Tampa, FL) I have seen the rate of pay as low as $10.00 / hr up to $25.00 for an LPN. All depends on specialty, and years of experience.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

It's fairly normal to have a discrepancy here too in Florida. Nursing home LPNs make much more than hospital LPNs. I'm not sure what the difference is though.

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Same here. The staffing agencies offer about $21 to go out to a hospital, whereas they offer about $25 to go out to a nursing home. Maybe the patient load/charge nurse duties make a big difference. Not sure.

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I know that around here, most nursing homes have unions, and hospitals dont. Therefore, higher wages in nursing homes. Ours actually has a very low turnover rate for employees in all departments too which is nice. I make close to 20$ an hour and if I worked at the hospital a block away, I would be very lucky to see 10$ per hour.

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In my neck of the woods, the hospitals pay more than the nursing homes. Especially after adding night/weekend differential. The benes seem to be better too. On the down side to that, the hospitals here(at least mine) are not hiring additional LPN's.

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In my area of florida, nursing homes pay more. some pay 5.00 shift differential for working nites. its not uncommon for an lpn to make 20.00 per hr

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Indiana nursing homes start new grads at about $14 per/hr. and do not include any prior experience as a Nurse tech/PCA/CNA. I am looking into a hospital that with my accrued time as a CNA I will make more per hour at a hospital than in the nursing homes. I hope I get this job:)!

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central AR, nursing homes pay new grads 14-17, hospitals 10-11 to start

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I live in central Mississippi in a small town.Hospital Lpn's start @ around $10..but Nursing homes start @ $15-17 depending on experience.I worked a few nights prn for the NH and I can see why the pay is more..responsible for 55-60 patients, meds, feedings, ect..was TOO overwhelming to me. 3 floors of this size with 1 LPN per floor..no RN even in the building from 11p-7a...just someone on call.Don't think I'll ever be ready for THAT much responsibilty, so I'm sticking with my hospital job for my sanity..lol

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i'd like to say thanks to everyone for their input. i really appreciate it!

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