Work Opportunities: Unemployed Americans Should Consider In-Home Care Careers

Are you unemployed and looking for viable work opportunities? If so, keep in mind that we are at a point in America’s history where several factors will play a significant role in how, and where, we age. By 2050, our country’s population is expected to include 89 million people in the 65+ age bracket. Many of them are expected to have a myriad of health and financial problems. As a result, a large number of those individuals will have no choice but to seek out affordable, long-term care.
Based on the current cost estimates and work opportunity projections, the most appealing options these days appear to be in-home care and homemaker services. Depending on the area and the agency, they tend to cost anywhere from $19 to $25 per hour of service. Plus, seniors using such services can stay in their homes, control how much they spend on healthcare and maintain some form of independence.

Adult day cares, nursing homes and assisted livings, on the other hand, generally do not offer such benefits. In addition, they typically charge far more than what today’s in-home agencies and private homemakers do. A 2013 CNN report indicated that in some instances, facility living could very well run each senior $80,000 a year or more. And that’s an annual chunk of change that many Americans don’t readily have at their disposal.

With all of that said, it is safe to assume that the in-home care industry will continue to grow in the years ahead. So now is the time for unemployed Americans to consider work opportunities in home health. Entering the field via an agency typically requires an individual to have completed both high school and a certified nursing assistant program. Some in-home care agencies also require other things like an up-to-date physical, access to reliable transportation and the passing of a criminal background check.

To learn more about which domestic and international in-home care agencies are currently hiring and what their requirements are, please contact us at Jobvertise.