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I currently work at an extended care facility and I was recently interview for Home Health. However it will be a pay cut for me is it worth taking the pay cut or should I stay where I'm at. I'm not real familiar with Home Health are there any Home Health nurses out there that think its worth the pay cut?

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.

You might want to check out the Home Health Forum. Some Home Health nurses there might give you the responses you are looking for.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f23/

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I think it would depend on why you want to change jobs. Home Health is not as stressful physically and you deal with one patient at a time and no call lights, etc...you get to eat, you get to go to the bathroom, etc...

That may be worth more to you than money. It's not for me at this point but I do know nurses who have left the floor and done home health and love it. Good Luck :nurse:

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

I did a 6 month stint of Home Health/Hospice combined. I had to quit because of my bipolar disorder and my sleeping meds; when I took my nightly sleep meds, I couldn't hear the phone or pager for the Hospice patients.

I loved Home Health and Hospice too; I would still be there if I could. I would take the pay cut even because I love to do patient teaching. You can actually sit and listen to your patient's problems without being interrupted.

It is still your decision, of course, so sit down and make a list of all the pros and cons; that is what I do when making an important decision.

Blessings, Michelle

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