jumping in

I have my resume all ready to go. My friend told me that next year she will be making $37/hr!! I am currently attempting to hire a REGISTERED nurse for $26 and I make less than $29 as the administrator. Now, Arc thinks they have made great headway cause they bumped us up by $5 a little better than a year ago....they just don't understand that nurses are not like the rest of them. That bump up still left us on the bottom when compared to our competitors.

Our population is getting older all the time. Their medical needs are becoming more and more intense! My nurses work like hell and we risk lawsuits from families because we did not think about every little thing that could potentially cause harm to this non-verbal individual. I love my consumers but this job and its' responsibilities weigh healvily on me.

It reflects my whole "mid-life crisis". My aging mother is failing. What am I going to do when she can no longer move herself around?? I look at her and see my future? How far will I get? Will I ever have a time when I am all I have to worry about? I want my play time while I can still enjoy it!!!