--000000000000fb145205e81ec38e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Tim I wanted to let you know that we as well are struggling with a caregiver pool at the moment as we have significantly more applicants not accepting a position due solely to our rate of pay. We also are losing caregivers to other agencies that are now paying more than we pay. We have always been somewhere in the middle but now at $18.00 we seem to be on the low end of the scale. We do pay $20.00 if our registered caregivers work for VCH but now even that seems to be too low if you're registered. Currently our competition is paying in the range to $18 - 22 depending on skill set or so it seems from our most recent research I know this is down the road conversation on a bigger level but we have an opportunity for 3 assessments coming up and another community 24/7 and I am really wondering if we will be able to staff them. I am currently having to offer extra hours to certain clients just to get someone there. If VCH emailed me today I would have to turn them down which breaks my heart. I just want you to know as I am sure this is the never ending story in all of the other provinces as well ,but we do need to address wages and pay for skill in order to keep our clients and grow the business. Sharon Sharon Speirs Operations Manager Home Care Assistance 1861 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1J7 ph: (778) 279-3634 fax: (778) 279-3635 cell: (778) 991-3361 website: *www.homecareassistancevancouver.ca * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_4cCVybg8 Review our Book Series Read our Client Reviews --000000000000fb145205e81ec38e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tim I wanted to let you= know that we as well are struggling with a caregiver pool at the moment as= we have significantly more applicants not accepting a position due solely = to our rate of pay. We also are losing caregivers to other agencies that ar= e now paying more than we pay. We have always been somewhere in the middle = but now at $18.00 we seem to be on the low end of the scale. We do pay $20.= 00 if our registered caregivers work for VCH but now even that seems to be = too low if you're registered.=C2=A0 Currently our competition= =C2=A0is paying in the range=C2=A0 to $18 - 22 depending on skill set or so= it seems from our most recent research=C2=A0 I know this is down= the road conversation on a bigger level=C2=A0but we have an opportunity fo= r 3 assessments=C2=A0coming=C2=A0up and another community 24/7 and I am rea= lly wondering if we will be able to staff them. I am currently having to of= fer extra hours to certain clients just to get someone there. If = VCH emailed me today I would have to turn them down which breaks my heart. I just want you to know as I am sure this is the never ending sto= ry in all of the other provinces as well ,but we do need to address wages a= nd pay for skill in order to keep our clients and grow the business. Sharon Sha