Home care is a tough and rewarding career, but now working for a home care agency could be one of the best places to be employed in general.
Several Home Care Alliance member agencies made a strong showing on the Boston Globe’s “Top Places to Work 2014,” where employee satisfaction surveys are used to judge how well companies treat their workers. This methodology propelled four agencies to be recognized on the annual list.
Comfort Home Care earned the top spot under the “large employer” category with an employee amount between 250 to 999.
In the “mid-size” company rankings with an employee number between 100 and 249 workers, three home care agencies made the list: Visiting Angels of Newton and Canton (#6), Able Home Care (#22), and Community Nurse & Hospice Care (#31).
Among the survey statements are the following:
■ Direction: “I have confidence in the leader of this company.”
■ Execution: “New ideas are encouraged at this company.”
■ Connection: “My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful.”
■ Management: “My manager cares about my concerns.”
■ Work: “This company encourages different points of view.”
■ Pay and benefits: “My pay is fair for the work I do.”
■ Engagement: “This company motivates me to give my very best at work.”
The Globe invited 1,660 companies to participate in the 2014 Top Places to Work survey. Of those, 366 organizations employing more than 336,000 people went all the way through the process, allowing the Globe to conduct a confidential survey of their workers.
The Home Care applauds the agencies in the “Top Places to Work” ranking and all agencies that keep people healthy and independent at home.
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