Introduction
In the working world of home health aides demands are high and pay is incredibly low. The easy to fulfil requirements invite workers in but the hourly pay and the demanding to do list required of them doesn 't make them stay long term. It also doesn 't help that there 's not much room for advancement in the feild. A job as a home health aide is looked at more as a stepping stone instead of a career choice.
According to the data collected and shown in chart above for 2014 and 2015 statistics hourly wage for personal care assistants, home health aides, and certified nurse 's aides the increase in hourly wage has not raised that much. The amount provided hourly barely allowed the workers to meet the cost of living requirements set for them. A program to provide better training for home health aides to increase wages and overall care of clients in their home setting. If it could be put into place for a reimbursement or a scholarship program to create a degree that is in between an CNA and an RN that would give workers better education and qualifications to receive more pay per hour and do more in the home setting for client’s then this field could be looked at as more of a stepping stone.
Globex is one of many agencies fighting to keep up with the needs of clients and demands in pay from workers. The company has been around since 2009. Globex will benefit from a program being presented because it’s in need of more workers to keep up with all the clients they keep taking on daily. If employees at Globex saw Globex as more than a means to end and more of a career then they might stick around longer and help build the field.
Requirements for Entry Level Health Aides
For incomers of the fields of Personal Care Ass...
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... term an HNA (a home nurse aide) the benefits combine not only the qualifications of a PCA, HHA, and CNA, but also some qualifications of a being an RN without having to work in a nurses settings. It opens the doors for advancements in a world that didn’t have ladders to climb to a higher paying goal.
Those who want the best of both worlds by working in a home setting caring for clients and good pay could be given that by using the program addressed of a home nursing aide. Not only will this program benefit the employees, future and existing. It will help build the company of Globex as well as the community college or university in bringing in potential students turned into long term employees.
To bring this program to a success, Globex will want to:
1. Finalize a budget
2. Finalize a course list
3. Get connected and present to a community college or university
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