I did hospice for about 10 years and its a challenging job. I tried home health for just a short period of time but the pay method is less stable than hospice so I only did it for a few months so i'll comment on hospice pros and cons.
Pros- No call lights, no 12 hour shifts, you work alone so no dealing with lazy, messy coworkers, flexible schedule, good pay, you go into patients homes so no "holiday Inn" mentality,
Cons-frequent oncall (at my agency I did oncall about 3 times a month and you may have to go out at 2-3 am to see a patient), alot of nasty, roach infested houses, tons of charting, extensive driving (I drove 60-70 miles some days and had to use my own car, alot of drug seeking (mainly from family members caring for the terminally ill patient)
I personally would never go back to the hospital. My worse day in hospice is better than my best day when I worked in the hospital.
