VHA HOME HEALTHCARE
VHA HOME HEALTHCARE Employee Reviews
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Productive and active place of work
RN (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 4 February 2018
VHA Home Healthcare is an active and productive place to work because it gives you the opportunity for flexibility and one on one patient care with families.
Pros
Flexibility
Cons
hours not secured
Great company but fast paced and stressful job
Health Services Scheduling Coordinator (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 11 January 2018
Very happy to be a part of the VHA team. It can be very rewarding but also very stressful and challenging at times. Never a dull moment, always busy which makes the day fly by. However, expect to work overtime to get all your work done. Both pros and cons with statutory holidays, the company is open 365 so prepare to work on holidays if you're part time and new. But the pay and benefits and other perks of the job are better than expected. There's a lot of changes that still need to be made to make the job more efficient for all staff but I'm excited to see what the future holds.
Pros
Good pay and benefits, nice work environment
Cons
Working holidays, long hours, no parking
great opportunity to help people
Full-time/Part-time (Current Employee) – Durham Region, ON – 9 January 2018
loved being able to help people, very frustrating not knowing your schedule in advance, poor communication between staff and office/management. hard when a client passes away as you do get very attached to them. They become like family. Very rewarding job.
Very long hours and clients far in between. Too much time spent travelling.
PSW (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 25 November 2017
I dislike very much working with VHA. Your availability has to be atleast 16-18 hours for you to work 8 hours. They send you all over the place even outside of your area. The clients most of them wants a housekeeper not a PSW. They ask you to vacuum their rugs, wash their bathroom, sweep and mop their floors, empty their garbage and wash their dishes etc. The coordinators are very dis-organized about scheduling. You have to be constantly checking your phone for updates while doing all that travelling in between clients. You don’t get enough travel time in between clients when you have to take the bus and train. I would not recommend this job to someone who doesn’t drive.
productive and fun to work
Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 16 November 2017
VHA Is a very great company that offers its employees great opportunities. the hardest part is when you dont get enough shift, besides that the supervisory team is awesome and great attitude
Productive
Personal Support Worker (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 27 October 2017
Jobs at VHA Home Healthcare are flexible. One have the opportunity to work one-on-one with the clients you are supporting. Each time you have a new clients with specialized care you get on the job training for that particular client.
Pros
VHA Home Healthcare is unionlized
Cons
Long hours
Stressful and overworked
Service Coordinator (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 14 September 2017
There is no work life balance. Your over worked and under paid and have to do overtime 3 to 4 times a week. They say they are trying to fix that but seems highly unlikely. Very stressful enviroment and because of this there is a high turnover.
Cons
Long hours stressful highpace and demanding.
enriching
Client Services Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 4 September 2017
i attend the office essentially for meetings and to pick up equipments for my vocation which takes up on site in the community. The visit to the office is always exciting due to the staff there. They are welcoming and helpful.
a very good company
Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 12 July 2017
VHA Home Health Care is not only an agency that care for their clients but also to their employees. They treat us like a family and always been appreciated for a job well done. Seminars and Training were done so that the employees will be updated on the new tools and technology being used in the health care services. Mandatory Team were being held every 3 months (2 hrs), attendees is being paid with free foods and refreshments. The workplace culture is so diverse like everyone is well represented. I;m proud working for VHA as they are one of the top agency in Canada.
Toxic
RN (Former Employee) – Windsor, ON – 29 May 2017
The nursing and office staff are still amazing, but management needs a house cleaning. no support for new nurses basic training in a job where you are alone all the time. Coworkers will assist if possible.
Pros
Coworkers
Cons
Management, lack of real support, lowest paid nurses, no benefits no union no voice no ears listening to the masses.
Working here more demanding that it is worth
RPN (Former Employee) – Erie St. Clair – 14 March 2017
VHA Erie St. Clair I'd always looking for nurses and will hire any one reguardless of experience. Training is minimal. Little support when doing client calls. Required to do self learning when you have questions ie your nursing text book or the internet. Lots of aftercare paperwork that will eat into your personal time. Pay does not compensate for time spent working. Mileage coverage is adequate but nurse is required to drive 200 plus kms in a day. No management support. Other employees will support if it is convenient and they have time otherwise you are on your own.
Pros
None
Cons
Everything
Official response from VHA HOME HEALTHCARE
4 April 2017
We’re sorry to hear that you had a less than great experience working at VHA. We are looking into the issues you raised but would also appreciate connecting with you directly to learn more about how we can do a better job of supporting our nurses.
Please email humanresources@vha.ca so that we can continue this conversation offline.
Sincerely,
Kelley Myers
VP Human Resources and Organization Development
independent nursing function
Registered Nurse (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 20 January 2017
Night Shift Nurse, the hardest part of the job that sometimes client would not appreciate your effort to help/care for their sick/ill/disable family member.
Pros
free PPE's, sanitizers, able to purchase discounted metropass
Cons
over night shift tiring
Patient care great, management not
Registered Practical Nurse (Current Employee) – Sarnia, ON – 28 November 2016
Direct care with the patients is absolutley wonderful. Management have created a very toxic workplace, personell changes could change the environment.
Flexible schedule with long hours
Registered Practical Nurse (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 18 October 2016
Enjoyed the learning aspect of this job. Learned so many things with them. Just wish the pay was higher for the amount of work done and required even "off the clock"
Pros
flexible schedule with clients
Cons
long hours, little pay for amount work required
In the beginning it was good, long hours, then hours were lost to new staff
Personal Support Worker (Former Employee) – Scarborough, ON – 1 October 2016
If they decide they like you, they give you good clients if not they are treating you like dirt and giving you unbearable clients to work with. I was often sent from one side of town to the other. Treated very unfairly
Pros
Good hourly wage
Cons
Few hours per day
Great learning opportunities
Parent and Child Support Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 27 July 2016
VHA Home Healthcare has great volunteering programs. They provide excellent training from industry professionals and certification after attending these seminars. The team is supportive and the supervisor is great at maintaining ongoing communication throughout your time there. Overall, it is a great place to gain experience while giving back to the community.
Pros
great training seminars, supportive team
Cons
unpaid
Provides independence
Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 30 May 2016
Vha provides opportunities for employees to grow. They expect high standards of healthcare assistance for clients. Wonderful support staff and team.
Pros
Wonderful support staff
Cons
Few hours of work
Supportive to staff, healthy work environment
Personal Support Worker (Current Employee) – Toronto, ON – 28 March 2016
A nice institution to work with. System are easy to learn and adaptable. Leaders are supportive nad professional. And most of all great working environment.
Pros
Paid seminars and in services
Cons
Long working hours
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear your experience was less than ideal. At the moment we are working very hard to improve scheduling and location issues by implementing new technology that will help to optimize PSW schedules and reduce travel time—a struggle for everyone in the home care industry. We expect this new system will reduce some of the scheduling challenges for both PSWs and Co-ordinators. As for your insights about PSW duties—part (though not all) of a PSW’s role is to do some light household duties in addition to personal care. These duties have actually been shown in studies to be critically important in helping seniors and those who are ill or disabled remain in their homes.