Connecticut is leading the way with more than basketball for the U.S.A., as UConn wins the March Madness Final Four Basketball Tournament and legislators increase the minimum wage to be above $10.00 per hour. They are a state that is showing us how to move things forward in more ways than one this year.
Caregivers working as professionals for senior care companies already earn more than minimum wage, with the average companion caregiver hourly rate at $10.00 per hour. As the national conversation around minimum wage has continued to engage our country, Connecticut becomes the first state to step forward and pass legislation requiring minimum wage in their state to be $10.10 per hour by January 2017. They gave plenty of time for this to go into action – maybe enough time for the current law makers to be out of office – but at least this is a step in the right direction.
Senior caregivers are in demand as the country’s Baby Boomer population ages. Anyone with a caring personality, clean background check and desire to connect with a senior may begin a career as a senior caregiver by applying to a part-time or full-time caregiver job in their area. While professional senior care companies will provide training for each client, and provide training to meet any licensing requirements in their state, they may also prefer that you have some personal caregiving experience. You may take an online course to learn the basic caregiver skills. You may also refer-a-friend to be a senior caregiver as right now there are not enough caregivers in many areas of the country.
