Pay for LPN's in Home Health

[pat8585]

I was reading a thread on here and it said some people who were LPN's were making 17 --21 dollars PER VISIT.

Was just wondering if this was the norm?

Again, the thread said this was for an LPN visit, not RN.

Thanks!

[LightCommaStix]

What length of time is defined by "a visit"? Thirty minutes or two hours? I work home health, but am paid hourly.

[bradleyshanetaylor]

i know some people that only see 6-8 patients a day...if so that salary would not be very good at all.

[KellieNurse06]

Where I live you have skilled visits or block time visits.....skilled visits are usually one amount like $30.00 for a new case, or $26.00 for an established case. For block time...it's by the hour and it is usually 4 hours to 16 hours depending on your preference, hours available etc. Also it depends if you work days, evenings, or overnights that determines your hourly rate as well.....

[pepperann35]

I live in Central Florida. I did home health care for 6 years. I worked 12-hour shifts, mostly medicaid pediatric cases. The pay is 16-18 per hour. They do not reimburse for gas, no shift or weekend differential, no vacation or sick time. I used to work 60 to 72 hours per week to get the overtime. I liked working in home care but the pay has not improved in 15 years--no cost of living raises since it is medicaid. When my primary case moved 45 miles away, I just could not continue to pay for gas and spend an extra 2 hours on the road each day. I went back to LTC near my house.