Comfort Keepers reviews

For someone who has never worked as a nurse's aide or caregiver before, beginning this job would be highly stressful. Aside from a few online orientation courses which cover only the state-mandated training concerning HIPAA and safety procedures, there is no training relevant to the actual job. There is no "hands-on" training, so you're essentially thrown in to your first day completely blind. Though the tasks required of an employee are not always very difficult, it is still a very stressful situation. The "care plans" for each client are very vague. I had to learn basically everything on the job. They need to invest more time and effort in constructing a more detailed care plan that outlines the clients needs and challenges. Management also needs to make a conscious effort to communicate any changes to the clients needs to those caregivers who are working with him/her. Also, the pay is horrible. I made the same amount of money when I was 16 working a summer job (and that was a long time ago!)

They call me frequently to work additional hours and my schedule rarely allows me to fill in. This is usually with very little notice when another employee cannot make it.