Senior Caregiver - Senior Caregiver Home Instead Employee Review

3.0
Jan 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They do seem to care about their clients and caregivers. They are upfront about the very low pay and no benefits. They try to organize dinners at least twice p/year to allow caregivers to meet and talk. All but one in the office is friendly.

Cons

Very low pay; no benefits; do not always match clients and caregivers properly; training is minimal - you have to already have common sense and they don't always provide back-up during difficult situations (ie. when you are in a home with a client with dementia and they become violent).

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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