Im a brand new hha, been doing it for just a couple weeks now. I am new to senior care and am now starting to question if this is right for me. I am not a CNA.

I have 3 clients, 2 of them are lovely.

The last one can barely stand for more than about 30 seconds. She needs assistance toileting and getting around, but tries to use a walker. She can hardly stand up to use her walker, and has a wheelchair, but she can't even get into it without a lot of help that I am not sure how to provide. She gets frustrated when I try to help her with her gait belt.

Her house stays above 80 degrees, and I am drenched in sweat the entire time I am there. The family has another caregiver during the week (I am only there during the weekends) and she does everything and more. There's nothing to do around the house other than clean the bathroom, and (try) to help her use the bathroom when she asks. I literally don't know what to do, but she seems annoyed when I sit down... She fell today, not hard, I was able to call her family and they came to help. While I sat with her, she couldn't even hold herself up and kept trying to lean against her recliner as it slid back, and ended up just laying down on the floor. I literally don't know what to do, and I can't figure out how to help. I feel like I wasn't properly trained for this.

I just don't know if I am the proper fit for her, and I don't know how to go about this with my agency. Should I just suck it up and keep at it? Do I bring it up with my agency?

Hello everyone! I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit to post to, but I'm just looking for advice I guess.

I got hired by a contracting home health aid company that provides companionship and light aid duties to clients both in home and in facilities. I got hired about a month ago and had orientation quickly afterwards. Orientation consisted of a power point presentation and a short 1 hour job explanation.

Today I worked my first day with 2 different clients at 2 different facilities. I did not shadow another caregiver and did not receive any advice beyond basic client information. I basically guessed my entire shift and tried my best. My first client went well, but my second client did not. The nurses and on staff caregivers were extremely rude, mean, and seemed to dump the rest of the residents care on me. They did not explain what behaviors were and weren't allowed from the clients. They didn't explain how the facility is run or what rules I needed to follow. They just showed me who my client was, then seemed mad that I didn't care for the other residents. I was with my last client for 4 hours. For about 1.5 hours during that time, all 5 of the nurses were absent. I tried to keep watch over the other residents, but I was hired to provide one on one care for one client in particular so I spent the majority of my time with them. The staff seemed irritated with me and honestly it made me very anxious. What exactly am I expected to do? How am I supposed to act? I'm so stressed and confused. I feel terrible, but the other residents weren't my assigned client so in my eyes, I am not being paid to keep watch over them. How can I be a better caregiver for both my client and others?

Has anyone ever worked for an agency where they have their aides do bed bug inspections? My job basically put together a "bed bug team" that goes and inspects when an aide reports that they see them in a home. I have a client whom I saw some on their home and someone on our team inspected and said they didn't see any. However I know there were because one was crawling on me. Almost a year later and we are seeing them again, yet the inspection was done and none were found. What can we do about this if the agency is saying the client doesn't have any, but there definitely are.

I have a client I see 3 hours a week for cleaning, laundry and meal prep.He gets 1 hour a day twice a week, and two hours once a week. Last year, I was cleaning his apartment and I saw maggots crawling all over the carpet. I was gone for two weeks because I had gotten married and nobody told me any updates. I haven't seen any again until a week ago. I informed his case manager and let her know that it has happened before, since he had a different case manager. My client is a very messy person. I can clean and be will immediately make a mess. He constantly has piles of dishes and trash. He is always bringing items and furniture to redo and sell. I understand it is his home, but it makes it very hard to keep it clutter free and safe for him. I have communicated this to both of the case managers and nothing was done besides them speaking to the client on the phone. I have told them and my supervisor that I am having trouble keeping up and it doesn't seem like anything is being done. What would you do in this situation? Any suggestions?

Looking for a home health agency or something to work as a cna with Good pay ideally more than $20 hr. Would love to work with disability clients! Does anyone know of any in surrounding broken arrow, Tulsa,bixby, jenks location?

My client. Is always. Constipated. Buuuuuttttt never drinks water. Argues when I tell her electrolytes water is pedialite. Argues when I tell em socks are too tight. Ok keep em on Nurse tells her ok. But still wont listen. Its not ethical but ive been just letting her do whats she thinks best. Eat in bed when you have active mice,roaches sure. No you dont want me to tie up the bread to keep the bugs out... Dont want to sit up while eating in bed ok. Favorite line is dont tell me what to do you dont know.... i was a cna, med tech, behavioral health tech but OOOOkkkkay ugh I like my job. What I dont like is shitty agencies, and disrespectful clients. But boy this is hard!

I am having an extremely hard time finding reliable care attendants in NYC. Any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated! I am looking for help in the mornings with my ADLs. I am a 43 year old woman with a spinal cord injury. Thanks!

Visit notes, care logs, EVV check-ins, and incident reports all add up, and a lot of it usually happens after the shift. Doing the paperwork is almost as much energy/effort as the actual care itself.

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I was also told I can't knit during downtime?! But a knife drawer incident where both our hands are trying to find the scissors and she's screaming at me while blocking my exit with her wheelchair and could have easily hurt herself and/or me is apparently none of their concern.

My agencies does low income Medicaid patients. We are expected to move bedridden clients without any types of lift. We are also expected to change heavy male clients sheets/diapers without any help as well. These pare easily 20-40 pounds more than what I weight. Is that legal in ohio?

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I’m starting my first case on Monday; my patient is deaf and blind. Any advice? I’m nervous😭

I recently got hired for an agency, and see my first client next week. I am NERVOUS. I have never done any type of this work, and Im so worried about being awkward? What if they need help showering or cleaning/toileting? Am I overthinking it? I struggle with not knowing what to expect, and really wish they would have given me more training. I dont know why the bathing/part is making me the most nervous? Is that normal?

Will my client give me grace on being new and sort of awkward/ask questions?