getting hours

I'm not entirely sure if this is a question, but here's my 2 cents.

I can only speak from my own experience, which is the following:

I've worked in LTC as a CNA for over two years and what I can tell you is that there are always opportunities to get overtime. However, there's a reason that there are always hours available: The work is difficult and there's a high turnover rate. But if you need the money, and can handle the workload, you can have all the hours you could want. I once knew a CNA that would work doubles whenever the opportunity presented itself (which was pretty much every day) and would go home with a nice chunk of change on payday, but I don't recommend working doubles all the time because it's detrimental to your own health and puts your residents at risk.

So, if you need hours and you need them now, I would recommend getting a job at a LTC. I'm not sure about hospitals, but what I've heard from other CNA's in my neck of woods is that they don't get many hours because as the census declines the CNA's are usually the first to get their hours cut.

Good luck! :)

Thank you Nick. This was not so much a question but just talking how different home care hours are compared to other areas.

I had to work 13 days straight to make 40 hours compared to LTC is usually 5 days if they have 8 hour shifts. I had to work over double the time to get the hours

If you need added income but want to continue having flexible hours you could work per diem at LTC or hospitals all while keeping your home care job.

The LTC where I work only requires that you work 8 hours a month and keep up your inservices if you are per diem. You are given a list at the beginning of every month to select the shifts that you want. No holidays, no weekends unless you choose them.