I make $20/hr and will lose my home! Help! I just don't know what to do--I'm great at my job, but honestly, will lose my home if I cannot keep up with my rent payments. I know Agencies hire immediately, but at $10/hr--and I just don't know what to do. I'm panicked!
I'm a home healthcare nurse and our jobs in home healthcare are not ever secure. People die, people go into nursing homes....it happens. Last winter I had an elderly client who died overnight. I got the call when I was about 20 minutes from his house. Just like that those hours and that money was gone. It's the nature of our business and it is very stressful.
Once when I was looking for someone for home healthcare, I called the local Senior Center. They had a list of private referrals that was about 5 pages long. I called almost every person and discovered that most all of them were too booked up to assist me. It seems they are in high demand. I wish you the best with your search for a new client.
Hopefully you will find something real soon. If not, could you roommate with someone and pay that person half of their rent? Or bring in a roommate if you have a spare bedroom?
Do you have a small local newspaper or website where you could list your services?