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Even when it says light housekeeping in your job description, it is only for the patient's area. Not the rest of the house. You clean up after yourself and you clean around the patient's bed and care area, usually his/her bedroom. If they have their own bathroom, that is included. You don't do the living room, the other bathrooms, the other bedrooms, the hallway, the kitchen. That is not your responsibility and you are not being paid for that. You are right. If the family does not want to clean their house, they need to hire a housekeeper. You need to discuss this with your nurse supevisor at the agency and get your responsibilities straight with the family/patient.
Hausfrau
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In homehealth usually there is housework in the job description. Some of my patients don't need housework as they hire a cleaning service, but other times I have patients who rely on me heavily for all their cleaning... and the latter leaves me a bit bitter sometimes. I don't mind at all cleaning up after myself and my patient.. dishes, ironing, LIGHT housework etc
but sometimes I really feel like a maid and that they need to hire a cleaning lady to supplement what I do.
If I am there for 4 hours, I don't think I should be spending 3 hours cleaning every inch of the house several times a week....
Just wondering, how much is too much?
Don't get me wrong, I am happy to have a job and would probably never say anything anyway.. but I do get annoyed sometimes.