home care services

[mineSgold]

I am just wondering if any of you here work at home care services. what are pros and cons? thank you for your input.

[systoly]

is home care services a particular company or are you asking about private duty?

[mrsvickerie2]

If you are asking about working as a home health aide/cna type. Pros: better connection with your patients

Take care of them as you should

Don't have anyone behind you 24/7

Cons: the driving

[Missingyou, CNA]

Pros:

you get to really know your clients/families.

You have time to do what you should be doing.

You can pretty much make your own schedule.

You don't have to deal with "drama from co-workers".

Cons:

Unpredictable schedule. If client goes into hospital, you loose that shift/pay.

You don't always know what you're walking into with a new client/family. There are some strange and scarey ppl out there!

Lots of traveling, to clients homes and for errands for the client....

You don't have the support from other co-workers.

Either way, remember that you are in someone else's home. Never forget your boundries! It's easy to forget when you have worked with a family for a while but you MUST remember to keep it professional. Just when you think you are "really close" to the family, you find out that you aren't so much after all....

[mineSgold]

The type of home care services I am talking about has no facility, you just driving around town and visit and do your job for these people in their home. I figured is not something I would like to do. I did not go for the interview.

[mineSgold]

I had interview yesterday work for long term care facility, which I think its better. I got the job and I will start anytime soon.

[mineSgold]

Missingyou, mrsvickire2and systoly Thank you very much for the input guys. have a good weekend.

[systoly]

I had interview yesterday work for long term care facility, which I think its better. I got the job and I will start anytime soon.

congrats