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currently I am working far from my clients, I work in Homecare so I travel to them. I have two separate clients. The commute in the mornings, afternoons and on my way home is so filled with traffic. Not only that but it's so much driving. Between the hour to get home and another 30 minute commute to get to work plus the driving between clients. And without fail every single trip is filled with TRAFFIC, I can barely make it to work on time. I worry about getting into collisions and the wear it puts on my car all the time, it just stresses me out so much. With all the time I'm spending on driving it upsets me because I really value my time and my car.


I've been looking for new jobs closer and better but how do I make sure this doesn't keep happening? Most of the agencies say they'll provide a close location, they say they'll be accommodating to your needs but in reality throw a 30 minute commute at you and bug about picking up more shifts, which by then you pretty much have to work where they put you at that point.


How do I make sure that I end in a better, more improved situation, with scheduling and commute as a caregiver?

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Move over to private-pay cases only. You'll make more money and can decide how far you're willing to travel.
Good hours in caregiving work are hard to find. Everyone always wants the 9am-2pm block or the 5pm-10pm one, and week-end work is always available because no one wants it.
You could take a couple of overnight sleep-duty cases too. That way you'll be picking up more money and won't have to travel so much and in the worst hours. You could ask your agency about sleep-duty or take a private case through a website.
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CidellaMendivil Mar 2022
Thank you very much, gonna look into your suggestions.
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What about a live-in situation? We have 2 people caring for my 99 yo Mom. One lives in 3 days straight, the other 4 days straight. Each day is a 24 hour shift.
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OzzieAnna45 Mar 2022
Where do you live? How much do they get paid and by who?
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Hi there - I think it is way past time to start bugging and nagging our state representatives to demand an accountability into Home Care aides - the agencies providing these services bill large amounts - pay the staff peanuts - despite what all those TV ads say!!! Where does the money for those advertisements come from?? MCD/CDPAP for example covers a 24hr shift - BUT ONLY PAYS FOR 13 hours of that 24!!! HELLO, what does that tell you? Why would any qualified, dedicated Senior caregiver sign up for that???!!! Out here where I am with my 95 yo stroke victim mom, I gotta tell Ya - it sucks. I am 78 and really really tired of the people that WILL work for that kind of PAY! They are mostly SSI recipients', can't make more than a certain amount or their rent in their affordable complex escalates, so inspite of what extended care insurance allows(in our case 80 hours) you can't find qualified help - OH there are those that sign up, then reduce their days/nights so the rent doesn't increase, which leaves us trying to fill the shifts with family members and some are not so willing to jump in, as "they have lives too"... makes me wish I had stayed in Florida 5 years ago, instead of coming "home" to just be with mom and help out "a bit"!
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My so is a plumber for a big 24/7 company. They send him on 60 mile round trips all the time, and half of it ends in a free estimate. So I really feel u here.

What I’d do honestly is see if the clients that you like, and preferably in an affluent area, would be willing to be a reference. I would then go to care.com or if you prefer, next door.

Thats what my in laws caregiver did. She’s getting paid over a hundred grand now. Far more than a home pays anyone
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