Inadequate Training, Ridiculous Pay - Anonymous employee Comfort Keepers Employee Review

For someone who has never worked as a nurse's aide or caregiver before, beginning this job would be highly stressful. Aside from a few online orientation courses which cover only the state-mandated training concerning HIPAA and safety procedures, there is no training relevant to the actual job. There is no "hands-on" training, so you're essentially thrown in to your first day completely blind. Though the tasks required of an employee are not always very difficult, it is still a very stressful situation. The "care plans" for each client are very vague. I had to learn basically everything on the job. They need to invest more time and effort in constructing a more detailed care plan that outlines the clients needs and challenges. Management also needs to make a conscious effort to communicate any changes to the clients needs to those caregivers who are working with him/her. Also, the pay is horrible. I made the same amount of money when I was 16 working a summer job (and that was a long time ago!)