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6.) Caregivers quit a lot. The job sucks.[/quote]

The job doesn’t really suck, I’ve been doing it for 8 years so I think I have an informed opinion. Yeah the job can be challenging depending on the temperament of the patient and the dynamics of the family (if the caregiver has to deal with family, and we usually do), but it is mostly rewarding work that feeds the caregiving personalities that are often drawn to it.

The pay really sucks. The lack of benefits of any kinds in most cases really sucks. The lack of appreciation from much of society really sucks - like all traditionally women’s work caregiving is considered by many to be a job for lesser thans.

But the job itself doesn’t suck unless you aren’t at all well suited to it. I personally love caring for people and especially elderly hospice status as I’m bringing some peace and compassion to a person at a difficult stage of life and easing their burden. The rewards of such work have immediacy that many jobs don’t.[/quote]

The companies that run these places SUCK. They are traded soon the NYSE and are FOR PROFIT - that is the problem. Lots of good people work in this facilities but the companies pay them poorly and often they are understaffed or they are staffed with people that meet minimum qualifications and receive little training. It's a travesty what goes on in these places and there is very little governmental oversight or regulation.[/quote]

Find a .org place in a well-regulated state. [/quote]

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