Need for at-home care increases, Health Force WNY says home care positions need filled ASAP

The home care industry has been steadily growing for decades.

Now, It's booming amid a pandemic.

ALL NEW AT 5-30 ...IT'S CONSIDERED ONEOF THE FASTESTGROWINGPROFESSIONS INAMERICA --- ANDTHANKS TO COVID-19,DEMAND IS ONLYINCREASING.GOOD EVENINGONCE AGAIN, I'MKEITH RADFORD.IN 20-18, THE STATELABOR DEPARTMENTPREDICTED THEHOME HEALTH AIDEPROFESSION WOULDSEE A 66-PERCENTSURGE OVER THENEXT 10 YEARS.THEN -- COVID HIT,AND WITH IT -- ASKYROCKETINGDEMAND FOR HOMECARE.BUT CAN OURCURRENT SYSTEMMEET THE NEEDS OFBOTH CLIENTS ANDWORKERS?7 EYEWITNESSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA WORKING THISSTORY TONIGHT.THE HOME CAREINDUSTRY HAS BEENSTEADILY GROWINGFOR DECADES....PAT: THIS COMPANYHAS BEEN OPENSINCE 1985.

THEYHAVE NEVER HAD ALAYOFF.

NEVER.

NOTONE PERSON.NOW... IT'S BOOMING.GROWING FASTERTHAN EVER... AMID APANDEMIC.PAT: WE HAVE SOMANY MORE CLIENTSCALLING GET MY MOMOUT OF THE NURSINGHOME I WANT TO GETHER HOME!BUT HAVING MORECLIENTS IS ACTUALLYCAUSING AN ISSUE...PAT: OUR PROBLEM ISWE HAVE MORECLIENTS THAT WANTSERVICE THAN WEHAVE EMPLOYEESAND CARE GIVERS.THAT'S WHY HEALTHFORCE WESTERNNEW YORK ISLOOKING TO FILLAROUND 100POSITIONS.

THE JOBIS NOT WHAT YOUMAY THINK...IT'SSIMPLY HELPINGSOMEONE GETTHROUGH THE DAY.PAMELA: YOU MIGHTHELP THEM WITH ASHOWER, HELP THEMGET WASHED ANDDRESSED.

YOU'LLCOOK THEM A MEALAND CLEAN UP AFTERTHAT MEAL ANDAFTER THEY'RE DONEIN THE SHOWER.YOU'LL THROW ALOAD OF LAUNDRY INFOR THEM.THIS CAREER ALLOWSFOR A VERYFLEXIBLESCHEDULE... YOU CANWORK TWO DAYS AWEEK..

OR FIVE.PAMELA KADISH ISDIRECTOR OFCLINICAL SERVICES.SHE SAYS THISCOULD BE GREATOPPORTUNITY FOR APARENT WITH A CHILDON A HYBRID SCHOOLSCHEDULE TO MAKESOME EXTRA MONEY.PAMELA: THEY CANDO THE EVENINGSHIFT, THE NIGHTSHIFT.

THEY CAN DOLONG SHIFTS ORSHORT SHIFTS.

THELONG SHIFT BEING 8OR 10 HOURS ORSHORT SHIFTS BEINGTWO OR FOURDEPENDING ON THEIRCHILD'S SCHEDULE.TRAINING CAN BETHREE WEEKS, TWOWEEKS..

OR JUST ADAY DEPENDING ONTHE POSITION YOUWANT.

AND SHE SAYSTHE PAY ISCOMPETITIVE... WITHBENEFITS... ANDBONUSES.SCOTT: WE REWARDNICELY THOSEEMPLOYEES THATARE ON TIME, THATDON'T CALL OFF, GIVEGREAT CLIENT CARE.TO FIND OUT HOW TOAPPLY... LOOK FORTHIS STORY AT... W-K-B-W DOT COM.

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