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Hey I'm currently an lpn in Maryland. I would love to move to Connecticut area. I currently make 20.45/hr. What is the approximate pay rate for a lpn with 3+ years experience in a supervisory role. I have worked in LTC for the past 3 years. also whats the cost of living like in CT. How much for a decent home? thanks for any help I can get

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Lpn's are not allowed to work at the hospitals in CT, you have to be an RN to work at a hospital, so Lpn's make little money here in CT.

housing is very expensive here. but the pay is higher than other states so it all evens out.

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Hey I'm currently an lpn in Maryland. I would love to move to Connecticut area. I currently make 20.45/hr. What is the approximate pay rate for a lpn with 3+ years experience in a supervisory role. I have worked in LTC for the past 3 years. also whats the cost of living like in CT. How much for a decent home? thanks for any help I can get

Actually, CT does hire LPN's in the hospital. Charlotte Hungerford, Midstate, Waterbury Hospital, St.Mary's in Waterbury, Hosp.of St.Rhea's and Bridgeport Hosp. Bridg & St. Rhea's have ad's on career builder....ER for Bridgeport Hosp. I'm an LPN here in CT in rehab. and I make more than the RN's do in the hospital. SO sad but, lots of employment, many have told me the LPN pay scale w/ LTC is $25-$30/hr and an RN in St. Rhea's will be about $24 to start. Hospital's don't pay! Also, the LTC and Hosp. are tring to get their own employee's. They don't want pool/agency nurses. But, if you do go agency then you will be making crazy money!

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Specializes in Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Nursing.

Specialty nursing settings, like Psych, tends to pay more. You might want to consider working in a specialty setting. Where I work (State of CT - Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction) the hospital per diem nurses make $50.00/hour, which is even more than the travel/pool nurses that fill in from time to time. Here's a link as proof (scroll down to last page):

http://www.dmhas.state.ct.us/jobs/nursing/opportunities.pdf

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i started out in home health care as a new grad in Norwalk CT 3 1/2 yrs ago making 26/hr..... we had an lpn making 25/hr...... and we all made the same rate for prn visits which was 35 for a revisit and 60 for a start of care..... also as someone else said you can make good money in LTC.... greenwhich has a nursing home which hires lpns in the $30s and there are many agencies which pay lpns almost the same as RNs....but YES LPN's can find PLENTY of work in CT.

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if you work through an agency, you can get more money. A friend of mine works for Maxim Healthcare and makes $50 an hour

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