Senior Caregiving Jobs

The senior care field provides ongoing employment opportunities in a variety of positions. As America's largest generation, the baby boomers, move into retirement, they are predicted to live longer than any previous generation. While living longer,they are also choosing to retire differently, by aging in place, in their homes and in continuing care retirement communities. As medical technology has advanced, additional care services will be needed to assist this population to enjoy their senior years. This means ongoing, recession-proof employment opportunities for senior caregivers, nursing aides and nurses.

What types of positions are availabe in the senior care field?

Companion Caregivers
Personal Care Aides
Certified Home Health Aides
Certified Nursing Aides
Licensed Practical Nurses
Registered Nurses
Speech Therapists
Occupational Therapists
What types of companies hire senior care professionals?

Senior Home happinesslifetime.com Care Agencies
Medicare Home happinesslifetime.com Care Agencies
Assisted Living Communities
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Nursing Homes
Hospitals
Hospices
Adult Day Care Centers
Senior Centers
Seniors receive Medicare health insurance when they turn 65-years-old. Medicare will pay for short-term stays in a nursing home and for home visits by a skilled care professional (Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist) when preapproved by a medical doctor. Very low-income seniors qualify for Medicaid health insurance which pays for ongoing, long-term stays in a nursing home.

One way to learn about the benefits of working with seniors is to start as a part-time senior companion caregiver. You may also become a certified nursing aide or home health aide by completing a training program which is usually less than 2 months long and passing your state's certification exam. You may explore working as a nursing aide by taking a practice caregiverlist.com/CNAPracticeTest.aspx nursing aide exam and contacting nursing aide schools in your area.

Julie A. Northcutt, President of Caregiverlist.com Caregiverlist.com, works to connect seniors and their loved ones with quality senior care options and caregivers with employment opportunities. They provides information on elderly care and a caregiving career center with information about training, policies, pay, and job applications reaching professional senior care companies nationwide.