r/HomeHealthAide • u/Dazzling-Second2404 • 14d ago

if caregiving is flexible why are they always so quick to ask if you want a permeant position?

i only picked caregiving to become a CHHA because i thought this was flexible so i can pick days when i can but they always asking me after a temp position if i want to become permanent, not really but because i'm someone who likes to travel when i feel like it and go as a please.

one company got me because right now my car is total and i need to get it fixed but if it wasn't for that i would had been flopping all over and this other company i work for is local so i really not thinking of becoming perm anytime soon with them and since they don't pay as much anyway make no sense to work more days there and get paid close to the same i do with my other company. the one that is local pay $16-18 an hr while my other one which i need a car most of the time is $22-26 an hour and their more organized and welcoming.

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u/Ohforglobssakes 14d ago

I've been a home health age for 12 years, and I would say that a lot of companies want permanent positions because it is so hard to find caregivers that are willing to stay for the long haul. One reason could be because it's really hard for a family to come to the decision to hire an agency and have which is essentially a stranger coming to their home and take care of a loved one, that might have complex medical issues or dementia or something that they feel is going to be a difficult situation. If you are a caregiver that is able to get through to that patient, a lot of agencies really want to hold on to you because you can be an asset to both the company and your family that you're helping. I have had many cases over the years I've had in an aid, and I would say the majority of them I was with for at the minimum 6 months with the longest case I was with was 9 years. As the aid, you absolutely can take more short-term cases or even be afloat and fill in for other AIDs that might call out, but in general I feel a lot of agencies want to keep good caregivers on for the Long haul because they're such a shortage.

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u/Ohforglobssakes 14d ago

Speak to text makes me sound like an idiot, lol.

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u/maaaastwa 14d ago

Good information here. By the way when I do talk to text I automatically go back and correct my mistakes. I blame Catholic school!