Comfort Keepers Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Comfort Keepers was a good company to work for. However, when I started they shortly added more and more things to my work load without training."

"Good company to work for."

"I applied to be a caregiver on a part-time basis because I have a full-time job in a completely different career field. I personally did not feel as if the clients received the care they deserved since they were paying for it. I was unaware that I would not have steady clients; that I would be in multiple households on different days. I feel that consistency is best when working with the elderly and anything less than that is unacceptable. The scheduler gave me clients that were, at times, 20 minutes in different directions; I spent more time in the car some days than I did at the homes where I should have been. I once had an 8 hour break one day; I had a 2 hour shift in the morning and a one hour shift (in a brand new home) from 8-9 p.m. in the opposite direction. I felt guilty resigning after only one month because I really enjoyed the job and the clients but my beliefs were not in line with the particular company location that I worked in. Yes, the pay for me was very, very low (allegedly $9/hour) but I attributed it to not having very much recent experience. Also, there were times that the clock-in system was down; I suppose that was the reason my last check for 8 hours of work was only $14 (either that or my math skills need work). I did not take the job for the money, I took the job because I genuinely wanted to help but that particular company location has more than soured my thoughts on that happening and it is such a shame because I did love it. I honestly cannot say that I do/do not recommend the CEO as I do not know him/her."

"Not every CK location is run the same, for better or worse, I'm not shaming the company. I think they could really top up their employee roster if they would improve on their deficits. We all have them. On my orientation day I was struck by another employee, then not too long after bitten (hurt worse) by a client's dog, neither of which anyone in office either were dismayed at, or acted upon in turn. Scheduling: insane bookings. Maybe one way to avoid run on jobs is to very clearly set out at interview time what you CANNOT swing. Have your availability written down, to maybe avoid confusions. Also with agendas, you might approve it, but other shifts may pop up that are then just too much for you. Animals: you might be okay with dogs in the home as I was but one attacked me. Twice, the outlet I worked for had that the dog might bite. I didn't think, "So why don't they have restrained or kept apart from the caregivers?" I learned a valuable albeit painful lesson. Agencies may also send employees out for jobs not parallel to their capabilities, knowledge, etc. (Potentially) volatile situations with disgruntled, stilted clients put care providers as well as everyone else at a sore stalemate. You might agree to 8.75 (or whatever minimum pay) at the time but once you're in past the door, overscheduled, overwhelmed, unappreciated minimum can never compensate any other aggravated negatives. Overtime might be offered but only after 40 hours a week. If you get there, at that. Also an option to get text messages but they cannot be streamlined nor the like, and depending on the outlet you may get 20 plus... every day. True, caregiving offers the privilege of helping the disabled, sick, elderly and that's important and satisfying, but the situations are not always positive to one's ego much less soul, and not everyone is cut out for that, or "earning" less than ten dollars an hour for it. Even CNAs are grossly underpaid."

"A very good and comfortable company to work for, I enjoyed the owners very much!"

"It is a young company still going through growing pains, has a lot of potential."

"great experience"

What do you like about working at Comfort Keepers?

"Helping others, challenging, meet new people, marketingand networking."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"setting and acheiving goals."

"It was hard to work there, they didn't work with my school schedule."