Caregiver - Care Worker Home Instead Employee Review

1.0
Jun 18, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to really make a difference in the lives of people who can't do things for themselves. Sometimes you can learn a lot from older wiser people who have been through a lot. When I had difficulty with a client one of the admin people came out that very day to talk with her. They are great with training.

Cons

They say they want you to take care of your health, but they praise people who work 160+ hours a week and always say yes to extra shifts. The information in the training was helpful but it was expected to just copy the answers from the provided answer sheet. The pay is very low. If you don't have a permanent client, shifts are hard to get. I had to look for other income.

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Pros

Flexible hours, no cap on OT, great work life balance

Cons

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1.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Matched clients with same interests

Cons

Not good scheduling manager HR lied When they said $1 per mile when transporting clients, they did NOT reimburse at that rate Payroll/paystubs unclear to intentionally confuse caregivers CarePros who have been loyal to the company have been shat on with lower wages than new-hire employees. They allow clients to be racially biased and hateful towards their caregivers NO BENEFITS and things they advertise are not true! No real flexible schedule that they promote and promise in the job ads NO policy written for things that are unclear for example being on call phones are not provided and time is not paid for unless actively providing cares Management will tell lies to the families about why you don't want to be with a certain client every day of every week and will blame it on them being a difficult client when communicating to the family when in reality schedules and availability with classes does not align. Even with proper notice, the scheduling manager will have attitude and try to convince you that you are the one with the problem even though she does not care to take the time to fully understand each persons preferences or availabilities.

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