That is way above the average pay a CNA makes. They should not be asking for a raise if so I try to find other people. That's just my opinion. It will be great to hear, what others have to say from the list. Thank you for asking pertinent questions. Dana
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 3:18 PM Daniel Gove <quadz...@optonline.net> wrote: > Hello everyone, > A question for all on the list who use private duty CNA/Home Health Aide > Care and pay for it > out of pocket, how much you pay your CNA/Home health aide per hour? I > have two > excellent CIA's and both are complaining that they are not earning > enough. Thing is, > I gave them both raises are a few months ago, from $28.00 to $30.00 an > hour. I know > that's not a lot but at the time that's all I could afford but my > financial situation > Changed for the better and now I can afford a little more and am wondering > what a > a good hourly rate is to pay an excellent CNA? Below are my morning > and evening Care plans: > Morning care plan: > Sponge bath, upper body (no legs or feet) Done in bed, six days a week, > whole body 7 days a week. > Getting dressed (also done in bed) I usually wear nylon running pants, > no underpants so just involves changing the pants. > Sliding board transfer into power chair. > She makes a breakfast which usually consists of brewed coffee & microwave > pancakes or > waffles done in toaster oven. On Fridays and only Friday she'll make > scrambled eggs > and a toasted English muffin. > 3 days a week she'll make a wrap sandwich. > Quite a few little side jobs like checking and opening my mail, opening > any boxes or packages I may receive. > > > Night time care plan: > Mixing and serving me metamucil. > Getting undressed, 99% of time only involves taking off shirt. > Sliding board transfer into bed. > Range of motion exercises on legs, takes about 10 minutes. > Prepare night snack, usually just 2 apple slices & 2 prunes. The > Moving wheelchair into place by bed (power chair, heavy, not very easy to > move) > Also occasional little side jobs like checking & opening my mail, opening > any boxes or packages I may receive. > > Sorry for such long list, just wanted you all to get a good idea of how > much work these girls do. Thanks! > > > Dan G. > quadz...@optonline.net > >
