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Seniors Helping Seniors

What is the best part of working at the company?
The satisfaction that I receive from my clients when I know they trust and feel safe with me being their caregiver. My role feels more like being of part of my client's lives as a family member and not as a caregiver.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I have not felt any stress while working with Seniors Helping Seniors, but I feel bad when I am unavailable when being called on to cover shifts, due to other obligations or distance.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Each client's environment is different, but always respectful and enjoyable.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
After arrival to a client's home or facility, I check to see how the client feels and receive updates on how they are feeling. Some days are spent traveling to appointments, shopping, etc... The Care plan items are completed throughout my time spent with the client and I make sure that the client is comfortable and feeling well when I leave for the day. Any issues are immediately reported to management.

I was hired and very excited about the opportunity. I love helping people and thought both my personality and my drive were a perfect match. I was interviewed extensively and believed everyone was fair and giving and believed this would be a great change from my decades in the service industry. I was trained and was starting to understand the concept. Ownership went on vacation and training slowed down but I still believed that it would amp up on their return. When they came back without any reason that I understood I was let go.
I guess I should have been more aware of the situation as there were many empty offices and the person who hired me was already gone by the time I started. I know that I had the ability to help them grow their own operations and their franchising footprint but the owner seemed like she had been given incorrect information and the gentleman that was hired while I was there was let go 2 weeks later.
To this day had no idea what was going on with this organization but believe in the concept in whole.

A typical day at work
- Morning Meeting
- Make and take phone calls
- Scheduling

What I learned
- Communication/listening skills
- Computer skills
- Leadership
- Learned a lot about the health field.

Management
- With my own personal background and this being a new business, I see how they thrive in creating culture. I personally believe that I can use my skills in a higher level occupation. As for them as managers in general they are VERY lovely people, always willing to work with you when you need something, they are very loving and supportive like a family. 

Co-workers
- When I was first hired I was the youngest person in the office by about 20 years. Since they have hired more younger woman like myself, and I think the culture of the office has changed. I am looking to work with more mature individual since I think I am not a typical "youngster".

Hardest part of my job
- Holding myself back from taking leadership of my other co-workers.

Most enjoyable
- I can bring my dog to work on the weekend. 
- The days are very productive
- The staff is very kind and "family like"

What is the best part of working at the company?
The owner tried to match people by their expertise.  I met with each client before I worked with with them.  I enjoyed working there. I got to know people and respect went both ways.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't stressful. I loved meeting people and hearing about past. Just because people age does not mean that you forget about them. I learned alot from listening to their stories and learning how they succeeded in life. Just because a person is older does not mean that they not lived.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The owner at the company was respectful and cared about the employees.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My schedule was set. I clocked in when I reached the client' home.  Because I had interviewed  with the client first, I knew what I had to do such as organizing, driving them to appointments, helping with grocery shopping or just  listening. It depended on what tha client needed. Most of documenting for supervisor and the client's family.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Other than being a massage threapist this is the best retirement, part-time job.  Flexible hours,  excellent  owners/mangers.  Always available to answer questions.   You are in charge of your schedule, can turn down assignments if it isn't a good fit.   You work autonomously under thier supervision.  Trustworthy company.  I never planned to stay for 3 years but here I am.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When I have had clients that require lifting and physically moving tham I am concerned that I may drop or hurt them.  Fortunately I don't have to accept tose clients.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I work in clients homes or in indepentent facilities.  Most home are clean but some mat be pretty dirty

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
What evr the clients needs.   meals, shopping, doctor appointments, errands.  Even helped pick out a pet at the Humane Society

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good Support training programs no heavy lifting as with no being a Nurses Aide. Mainly provide transportation and companionship company is professional. With caregiving.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I had too big of a commute and on top of that a lot of driving and my car was a lease. no sometimes there was a problem with parking.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Working in the field with elderly, but it was excellent support system if you needed any help and and there was a wonderful training and socializing within the company.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I would meditate with one client take her for a walk in a park and make her lunch. Other clients I was pretty much like a taxi service taking them to doctor appointments.

Office people were very pleasant to work with. There wasn't enough work to keep busy so if a client passed away or no longer needed services you may wait a month or longer before they have another client to assign you to. They don't offer health or other benefits. The hardest part was you never really knew what you were getting yourself into when you accepted a client until your first day with them. Most of the time nobody is actually there to train you on how to work with that particular client (as all needs are individual in how the client likes things to be done). I think every client/caregiver should have the opportunity to a meet and greet and an orientation as to how to best serve the client to make sure it's a good fit prior to your first day as an 8-12 hour shift can be a very long time to be with someone your are not comfortable with for both of you.

Management tried to accommodate me with days and hours I was available for work, as well as trying to place me within a 30 mile radius of my home.  However, when I requested a review of hourly pay it was never addressed.  

A typical day might include a client in need of assistance with housework, meal preparation or, in some cases, transportion for appts or errands.  

The most difficult part of the job for me was obtaining enough hours per day to offset the expense of driving to and from client's residences. 

I found the work with the clients very rewarding and I believe that the assistance we provide is essential in fostering a sense of independence for seniors that enables them to remain in their homes.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I love my clients. I do this work to improve and impact someone’s life who maybe in need of help.  This is a female owned company. She supports her employees. She is accommodating with my schedule. I am earning an acceptable pay rate. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part of this particular job can be the complexity of the case, client  or environment. Each assignment is different, patience, compassion and acceptance are key to building healthy relationships. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
We typically do not see one another because we work in home or within a facility 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
We work outside of an office setting.

I feel this is a very rewarding position - helping a senior who is lonely, or needs additional help in their daily lives.  You are making a big difference in somebody’s life and that is a wonderful feeling for yourself also.  

The office staff is friendly and very supportive.  They respond quickly if you have any questions or concerns.  You are trained prior to going out on the job and they do a ‘meet and greet’ with a staff member and your prospective client.

Comfortable attire - no uniform, so the client feels as though you are more of a friend.

The company has monthly support meetings if you have questions or want to bring up concerns or issues you are having with a client.  Also several caregiver get-togethers for some fun/enjoyment.

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