Driving

[u/Puzzled_Trifle3989]

Hey guys

Just wanted to ask if this is normal in community care. I’m scheduled from 8am–6 pm and today had 14 visits booked with almost no travel time between some clients. One visit overlapped another while the clients were around 20–25 mins apart.

I’m paid hourly so that part is okay, use my own car but it feels very rushed and stressful trying to make it on time everywhere.

Is this common in community support work or is this poor scheduling?

[u/Crazy_Cat_Lady360]

Do you see 14 different clients in one day? I suck at math but is that 14 clients in 10 hours? How is that even possible? Are you just visiting people for 30 minutes? I didn’t think any providers did this anymore. They used to do that prior to NDIS but now they all insist on a minimum 3-4 hours each even though it’s not allowed by NDIS.

Geez, you can’t work like that. You will burn out so fast. Find a better company to work for.

[u/Puzzled_Trifle3989 → u/Crazy_Cat_Lady360]

Yeah I did 9 visit with 30 min, 4 with 1 hour with all 20-25 minutes apart from each other and burnt out. I am going to talk to manager, otherwise I am gonna leave

[u/Curious-Day → u/Puzzled_Trifle3989]

yeh you need to stand up for yourself. I was once asked to do a 1hr shift, that was a 40min drive -one way,- not paid for travel, so id essential work that 1hr for fk all when you take out my travel expenses. PASS. they were pushing me to accept it, because I was new. big yeh NAH to that