If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of people that have found yourself leaving a job during the pandemic–either by choice or unwillingly because of layoffs–then you probably have a lot of questions about finding a new career. While we are not an employment service by any means, we know that the necessity of senior care has been at the forefront of the minds of many of those that are searching for a new career path.
We won’t be able to answer all of your senior care questions here, but we can at least bring some of the hot button issues to the forefront. For example, one of the big questions that people have about senior care is, “how is this going to get paid for?” Senior care, if paid for completely out of pocket, can be very expensive. The average cost of a year in a nursing home in the U.S. is over $93,000. The cost of other types of care tends to be much less than this, but it can still cost tens of thousands of dollars per year. If there’s no plan to offset this cost, expenses can add up quite quickly.
This is one of the reasons that people looking for a new career are looking for benefits that can help them to better care for those that they love. For example, access to long term care insurance can be a high priority. Companies that are family friendly and provide access to child care can also be an important thing to look for when choosing a new company. Access to family leave time can help, as can companies that allow you to work from home or work flexible hours. All of these things can make choosing a new employer or a new career path that much easier.
When an employer gives you the ability to care for your family on your own terms, working with them can be a lot more rewarding.
If you’re not quite sure what you’re looking for, I ask you to consider the senior care business. A career in senior care might be exactly what you’re looking for. If so, we’d love to talk more with you. We can’t promise that everyone who contacts us will find a job in this industry, but we are always happy to talk about our passion and help others to grow in their knowledge and skill within this area. Maybe you’re interested in this business because of a loved one that’s in need of care, or maybe you are looking for a way to give back to your community. If your heart is in the right place, anyone can be involved in this industry in one way or another. Senior care is an exciting and quickly growing field with a lot of opportunity ahead for those that are just entering it. We’d love to talk about what we do and how it might fit in with your career plans.
And, as always, we’d love to talk with you about how in-home care might be exactly what your family has been looking for. Give us a call today to start the conversation.
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