| Workers looking to switch careers to an industry | | | | - Certified Home Health Aide |
| which will continue to provide ongoing job | | | | - Nurse (R.N. or L.P.N.) |
| opportunities may be interested in exploring | | | | - Social Worker |
| employment in senior care. As the population lives | | | | - Speech Therapist |
| longer because of advances in medical technology | | | | - Occupational Therapist |
| and as adult children often no longer live in the same | | | | - Physical Therapist |
| city as their aging parents, there are a wide variety | | | | - Care Manager |
| of employment opportunities for senior caregivers, | | | | Both part-time and full-time employment opportunities |
| nurses, social workers and therapists. | | | | are available. As seniors sometimes need |
| The U.S. Labor Department has identified jobs | | | | around-the-clock care and hospices sometimes staff |
| providing care for seniors as one of the top | | | | caregivers to cover a 24-hour shift, there are many |
| employers in the next decade. As Medicare does not | | | | part-time positions available for evenings, weekends |
| pay for long-term care for seniors and as Medicaid, | | | | and overnights. Companion caregivers often are not |
| the health insurance program for very low-income | | | | required to have formal caregiving experience beyond |
| seniors, only pays for senior care in a nursing home, | | | | personal experience and a caring personality. |
| many care options are available for seniors. | | | | Dependability is also important and professional |
| Senior Care Options | | | | references and background checks are required for |
| - Nursing Home | | | | senior care positions. |
| - Senior Home Care Agency | | | | More advanced certification can be obtained by |
| - Assisted Living Community | | | | attending a certified nursing aide or home health aide |
| - Continuing Care Retirement Community | | | | training program in your area. Once the 4 to 8 week |
| - Independent Senior Living with Caregiving Option | | | | course has been completed, you will be required to |
| - Hospices | | | | take the official state nursing aide exam to become |
| Employees are needed for all of these senior care | | | | certified. As many senior care companies are |
| options and many assisted living and continuing care | | | | constantly searching for qualified job candidates, you |
| retirement communities are filled to capacity. | | | | may also find some companies willing to pay for your |
| Types of Senior Care Positions | | | | certification training programs as long as you remain |
| - Senior Caregiver | | | | an employee for a certain amount of months after |
| - Certified Nursing Aide | | | | you finish the training. |