| Do you enjoy spending time with your | | | | demonstrated. |
| grandparents or with older adults? If so, you | | | | Complete care usually requires a certified nursing |
| might want to consider employment in the senior | | | | aide who has been trained in assisting with |
| care industry. Here are five reasons you are likely | | | | transfers, bathing, toileting and eating. Cooking |
| to find a position in senior care that offers more | | | | skills are sometimes required, along with the ability |
| job satisfaction than you have experienced in | | | | to do some light housekeeping. Caregiver work |
| other industries, regardless of your work | | | | schedules can be flexible. Senior care requires |
| experience: There are various positions and room | | | | both part-time and full-time caregivers. Morning, |
| for growth. | | | | afternoon and evening schedules are usually |
| If you have experience in marketing, sales, human | | | | available for part-time caregivers, with morning |
| resources, logistics, management or caregiving, | | | | schedules being the most common. Some clients |
| you will find a compatible position in senior care. | | | | need caregiver assistance for part of the day, |
| For example, senior home care agencies hire case | | | | whereas others require around-the-clock care. |
| managers, office managers and field staff | | | | This usually occurs when a seniors is bedridden |
| managers, along with schedulers to assign the | | | | either because he or she is on hospice care or |
| right caregiver to each client. Depending on the | | | | recovering from a major surgery or illness. |
| size of the agency, it might require supervisors | | | | In order to honor the 40-hour work week, which |
| who train and supervise other caregivers. | | | | is required by law unless overtime is paid, multiple |
| Caregivers might be required to hold a nursing | | | | caregivers are needed to staff 24-hour cases. |
| aide certification, or simply to have a caring | | | | Live-in caregivers are also needed for clients who |
| attitude and receive customized training as a | | | | need someone to stay with them in their home |
| companion caregiver. | | | | and be available to assist them at night. Live-in |
| Compensation is competitive. All salary | | | | caregivers will work for a few days at a time and |
| compensation will keep pace with industry | | | | then return to their own home. |
| standards for management and office staff | | | | Volunteering provides exposure without too much |
| positions. Caregivers will receive from $8 to $14 | | | | commitment. The best way to determine |
| per hour, plus benefits depending on their | | | | whether a hands-on job in senior care it is right |
| geographic location and skill level. Caring for | | | | for you is to start volunteering at a nursing home |
| seniors is rewarding. Senior care varies from | | | | or with a local hospice. Many hospice companies |
| companion care to complete care for all activities | | | | offer free training for volunteers. If you have |
| associated with daily living. | | | | assisted a family member with care in the past, |
| Companion care may be required for a senior | | | | you may find caregiving to be a very fulfilling |
| who is experiencing memory loss or needs extra | | | | career. |
| assistance with mobility. Almost anyone is qualified | | | | You may also want to volunteer at a senior |
| for companion care as long as the necessary | | | | center or community program for the elderly to |
| training from the senior care company is received | | | | find out if senior care will be a good fit for you. |
| and a dependable and trustworthy work history is | | | | |