Senior Helpers reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

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Peter Ross

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52% positive business outlook

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1.0
Sep 4, 2015
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Pros

I took this job as a nursing student to help with school expenses. Some of the clients were nice, some very difficult. It was good if you could get a steady client with set hours which was rare.

Cons

Some of the clients were nice, others, quite frankly, needed skilled nursing care which the agency legally could not provide but had us do anyway (note: no RN on staff) such as wound care for diabetics with decubitus ulcers. I left for this reason. Also, the pay was low but then it's like that in this industry. They charge clients $275/24 live-in care and pay workers $110 A DAY. That's $4.50/hr! No benefits of any kind nor overtime. Honestly my agency hired many shady types for the live-in assignments, one girl was actually homeless. Think about it. You get what you pay for. The average hourly rate when I left was still $10/hr. and I started in 2009 with THE SAME RATE. That means no raise in SEVEN years. You are better off doing your own background checks, TB screens, references and presenting them to clients and do private duty for $15/hr. since they charge clients $23. You can get liability insurance for yourself for $150/yr.

4.0
Jul 20, 2015

Love my job

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work with. It is a crazy business but at the end of the day we do good for elders.

Cons

long days, not great pay

2.0
May 19, 2015

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Anonymous employee
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Pros

found a job in a recession

Cons

this company is a JOKE. I work for the one in central San Diego. started in 2013. Have not had a raise. When I ask them about it, my emails get ignored and my phone calls get "I'll have someone call you back.". They offer no bennies and no medical, dental or vision insurance. No paid holidays, no pto, no paid sick leave. They have no intention of ever offering these benefits. No more than 20 hrs a week at best. They call at the last minute asking if you can take on another client. They don't listen and they don't know who is working what hrs. They has me attend a "required" dementia training class. I drove all the way out to their office. It took me over an hr to get there. When I got there, they told me that the class was canx. Nobody bothered to call my cell phone and tell me that. I was comped for 1 hr of pay and a $5 starbucks gift card that they already had in the office for office staff birthdays. Place SUCKS! GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN! BTW, no support in this office what so ever.

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