Career Search - Home Health Physical Therapy Pay May Affect Your Quality of Care

Physical therapy salary affects PT's and patients in many ways. How? Keep reading to find out how. But before you do, remember that there are some highly respected and exceptional home care PT's out there. Some however take advantage of the little supervision that home care can provide for the work that they do. The few bad apples out there have made it tough for those who deliver quality "gold."

The information below may help you know when or even why to call your agency. Many patients feel that things are "all in their heads." Listen to your gut... a physical therapy salary CAN affect your care... how PT's get paid.

There are several ways that most physical therapy salaries get to their bank in home health care.

Salaried - set amount on each paycheck.
Hourly - paid per hour that you work and drive.
Per Diem - paid per patient seen plus mileage.
Point system - all your work counts towards productivity points - with a set goal amount every day.

Again there are clearly some high quality PT's out there that deliver the gold standard no matter what their physical therapy salary. Other PT's need a little reminder that your care deserves quality.

Physical therapy salary can affect the quality of care you get... speak up and speak out against poor quality care.

Find out how each of these home-health-care-physical-therapy.com/physical-therapy-salary.html 4 pay structures can affect the care you receive in your home. Each payment structure has its pro's and con's for the PT and the patient.

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