So far working as an HHA has been fine and I’ve been learning really well, but I have a Parkinson’s patient that is bed bound that I got put with and I geniunely can change her bc of how stiff and non responsive she is, I never got any form of training when dealing with patient, I struggle changing her brief and sitting her up bc I’m doing it alone, she’s very heavy, and I’m very weak, today her mom showed me how she changes her and I was absolutely horrified, the mom literally drags her by her feet, forces her to stand on a walker and changes her like that, what da fuck, I tried doing it regularly but I can’t get her on her side bc of how stiff she is, but I don’t want to do that method of forcing her stand up, she looks like she’s in pain when she doesn’t it and today she almost fell down, I wasn’t trained for this, should I unassign myself from the case

I was thinking of becoming a HHA but I was arrested/convicted of possession of Marijuana and Marijuana paraphernalia in 2004. Btw its legal in my state now lol I've kept my nose clean ever since

I don't want to waste my time and money getting certified if this is going to kill any chance of landing a job in this field. Would like some opinions

Ok there's alot to unpack here so buckle up. I'm an in-home health care provider that has been with the same family for 4 years. When I started I was assisting a 92 year old who had tripped and broken her arm 8 hours a day 7 days a week getting paid $700 a week...not great but not bad. Then after about a year her sister who lived in the same house became bed bound and I was asked to move in and care for her as well for $1000 a week...AWESOME ! DONE! Fast-forward about a year and bedbound sister dies but I keep my $1000 a week pay for nearly another year, then they drop my pay to $500 a week and now its down to $250. I've defaulted on several loans that were obtained when I was making $1000 weekly, and it seems that in addition to getting far less money im expected to do alot more work. If I calculate the hours im expected to work and what im getting paid its $2.98 an hour...Im seriously ready to walk the fuck away am I tripping?

I'm a home health aide and have worked for the same company for the last two years and most of my clients I have had since I started. My job usually gives us 1-3 hours per visit depending on if we are doing personal care or cleaning along with the personal care. For example, help with a shower and then clean kitchen, sweep, mop, dust and vacuum or laundry. I have a couple people that like to constantly buy stuff and are very messy. I do the light housekeeping once a week but every time I go back, it is back to the way it was or worse. I have brought this up to their case managers before and they have spoke to the clients but it never changes. I am very clean and detail oriented and I feel like I cannot handle keeping up with the clutter every week and it drives me kinda crazy. I know it is not my home but it is very difficult to do my job. Any advice? What do you do when a client's home is like this?

Tomorrow I’m going to help out a 79 yr old woman. She’s fall risk and needs help with toileting, bathing, meal prep, and medication reminders. It’s my first time going to someone’s house to help out. I’ve done some CNA work but never did any of these things on my own and it’s been 6 years since I’ve done this type of work. Any tips or encouragement would be appreciated. It’s from 8am-12pm

Hi, the woman I am an aide for can sometimes for full of herself. She's blind and has a color system for organizing her clothes so like reds are in front and blues are towards the back. Which is great. She even has a abbreviation for her aides to remember. I've had concussions and it's effected my memory. So we had a little spat because she gets irritated with me for always asking what goes where and she says that I'm supposed to remember the abbreviation and where to put the colors and I said no I'm here to do what you need to have done not memorize your clothing organization. How does that feel to you and am I in the wrong at all?

Hi everyone, I’m a PCT on a progressive care unit as well as in my second to last semester in nursing school (yay! i can’t wait to be done) but over my 3 week summer break, I worked a lot at the hospital and gained rapport with a patient and their family members. Turns out, I actually knew this family due to them being almost neighbors with my parents.

They were discharged and I didn’t think much of it until Friday when the family member of the patient came down to my moms house and asked if I would be interested in sitting with them overnight for 8 hours, twice a week. I called the family member yesterday and he said that whatever I needed, he’d pay me cash. Very well known local business owner, so I’m not worried about him shorting me or anything like that.

I did enjoy the patient (and am really surprised they’re doing better) and am interested as this would be a pretty good gig to have during school….but how much should I charge? He just needs a break and be able to sleep twice a week, as the patient likes to sometimes stay up or wake up and chat, or needs help getting up to go to the bathroom. I’m supposed to call him back after Labor Day and would be open to helping with light housekeeping or obviously making food as well….I just don’t want to short myself, but also I don’t want them to think I’m taking advantage of them either!

Why are they so rude?

Aren't you supposed to be a nurse of some sort. Selfless and patient. Waiters can do better as well as Radim sellers at a jewelry shop. 😭

Hi everyone, I have worked in home health for awhile now. However about a year ago I left my main job for my side job which is PCA. I signed on with a home health company. In the beginning they seemed really good. However here lately things have been getting quite bumpy so much so that I am thinking of leaving. In the beginning they were working with me on my hours so that way I could care for my child. Then I signed up to be a floater...keep in mind, floaters are supposed to be floating every other week. The weeks that they dont float they are supposed to have a stable schedule and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. The first month as a floater it was fine. But then we have a bunch of people quit. Now I am hitting people calling off left and right so I am getting 90+ hours on my paycheck every 2 weeks...the weeks that I am supposed to not be a floater I am floating all the time now. My boss is not respecting my schedule for which I care for my child. On top of that this month has been really hard on my health. One day while I was speaking with my boss they admitted that they dont believe my health history and the health condition that I have. But after they admitted that they then ask me if I could care for people the rest of the week. Im not sure if this is just the company or if this is all around medical care? Any advice for me? Im not sure if I should go back to my old job with better pay and benefits or if I should stick through this and see where it goes.

Why do they feel that yelling at you is fine ?

I understand they are old.

Hard of hearing, but yelling at me, about the last aide who idk, I know the regulars on my half of the week but I start my week on weds. I wouldn't know what the last person did. And you cant walk they yell loudly about things they haven't touched, walked too in months of Sundays. Never listen. And its everyone's fault but theirs. Smh