I have been i health care since 1990. I began homecare as a personal care aid in 2002 and continued through 2005 .I took a CNA class and became a certified nurse aide in December 2005.I worked at numerous nursing homes due to each one closing down not enough funding to stay afloat. My last home care closed up in July of 2010 .I began a CNA career at our local hospital. I love helping people that are in need of help with the daily activites of life. I have been called an "angel from God" by some of my patients I have worked with. I feel good about that because I did something for someone and it feels good. I have been in nursing facilities and to see the sadness from the loneleness they encounter each day of being confined in there. At least if I am in a home working with patients they feel better ,more freedom and to know someone is there for them makes a big difference.
Caregivers that work non-full-time jobs or irregular shifts can negotiate extra compensation in addition to their standard hourly wage.
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