Also please remember residents' comfort levels. I have years of experience as a CNA, but there's no way my elderly family members would accept toileting or brief change help from me. Their generation...
I left a home health agency in January for another job. I normally worked alone, at one of 4 clients' homes. I received a letter from the agency today that one of those 4 clients is alleging a...
BethCNA replied to lovelane78's topic in Private Duty
This is my current experience. We have a 24/7 private pay client who isn't satisfied with anything his caregivers do. And all of us got an email today saying that our agency director will be...
On my last shift, I worked with an elderly homebound client, mentally competent but two-assist for transfers. There is a family member also in the home who is independent. As I and my coworker were...
My home health agency mandates that all employees work all holidays due to low staffing. It's ridiculous, and it's pushing good staff out the door. As for me, my regular schedule had me off at 7a on...
BethCNA replied to karenkorz's topic in Home Health
My home health agency offers 8-12 hour shifts. We get paid above the local average, but have access to only a limited 401K, and no other benefits. The director is doing everything in her power to...
I'm a nursing student, working for a home health agency during school. Curious to know how your agencies handle holidays and time off requests. Ours had no stated policy, until everyone asked for...
One of the community colleges now requires completion of a CNA course before being admitted to the LPN/RN program. At first, I did not see the logic. Now, I do. I feel equipped to do patient care...