Looking into options for disability

I have dealt with migraines for about 6 years now. For about 4 of those years I was able to work 40 hours a week, but the last two the most I have been able to do is 30. I have to work to be able to pay my part of bills and I have made it work but I have had to miss a lot of work which obviously means I am paid less. I have been on FMLA since March but I am only paid for the days I miss if I have enough PTO. I am wondering if I have the option to get disability since I am unable to work 40 hours a week. Has anybody been able to get disability while they are still working and are you still able to work some? What is the process like and where would I need to start? I have a primary care and just started seeing a new neurologist 2 months ago. Just want to get advice on what options are out there for me since I struggle to work full time.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 3 days ago

Am I being paid right?

I have been a CNA for almost 5 years, but started my current job as a CNA and got my home health aide certification about a year and a half ago. These pay rates are from a job posting from my company. I am being paid the CNA rate.. I know it is not bad pay, but if I am a home health aide, then shouldn't I receive that pay?

u/FlatInitiative9040 — 4 days ago

26 w/ high BP and needing advice

I am 26 female and about a year ago I was in the er for a migraine and my BP was 196/102. They told me to get an appointment with my primary care to start nifedipine. I always have high BP at the doctor but had never really checked it at home. I check it here and there because I don't want to stress myself out even more, worrying if my it is too high all the time. It is usually in the 130-140/85-90 range at home and when I go to the dr. Today, I was eating and after I finished, I got super hot all over my body, achey and just did not feel right. My BP was 181/113. I have anxiety as well and take propranolol as needed. Since it is a BP med also, I took one and it went down to 156/103. I have never had this happen before. I will admit, I absolutely hate the way the nifedipine makes me feel with racing heart and flushing all over my body. Lately I have not been taking my BP med as I should be because I don't want the side effects. I have told my DR about this in the past and nothing was really done. Does anyone think I could have had a small panic attack or would this be from not taking my BP med? I know after today I am going to be more on top of it.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 7 days ago
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I am a home health aide

I have been a home health aide with the same agency for almost 2 years now l. Most of my clients tell me they appreciate me and that I do a good job. A lot of what I do is cleaning and showers/personal care here and there. I have a client I have been seeing for about a month now who I do cleaning for. I see her once a week and I am given a two page list of things to do every time. A lot of it is cleaning her room, bathroom, living room and kitchen, then monthly tasks added on every time. I consider myself very detail oriented but every single time she finds multiple things I haven't done the way she wants them, and she will make remarks to me that are very condescending and treating me like I don't know what I'm doing. The cleaning is not hard but I am cleaning for 2.5 hours straight which gets exhausting. I am starting to get more and more uncomfortable with the comments she is making and just don't feel respected whatsoever. I feel like I will never make this person happy. Does the amount of things she is asking me to do sound reasonable? Should I say something about the comments or just learn to deal with it?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 12 days ago

Help with client

I have been a home health aide with the same agency for almost 2 years now l. Most of my clients tell me they appreciate me and that I do a good job. A lot of what I do is cleaning and showers/personal care here and there. I have a client I have been seeing for about a month now who I do cleaning for. I see her once a week and I am given a two page list of things to do every time. A lot of it is cleaning her room, bathroom, living room and kitchen, then monthly tasks added on every time. I consider myself very detail oriented but every single time she finds multiple things I haven't done the way she wants them, and she will make remarks to me that are very condescending and treating me like I don't know what I'm doing. The cleaning is not hard but I am cleaning for 2.5 hours straight which gets exhausting. I am starting to get more and more uncomfortable with the comments she is making and just don't feel respected whatsoever. I feel like I will never make this person happy. Does the amount of things she is asking me to do sound reasonable? Should I say something about the comments or just learn to deal with it?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 12 days ago

Doorbell Camera

My husband and I have lived in the same apartment for 4 years. We have never once thought we needed a doorbell camera, until a couple weeks ago. There are four apartments in our building and a couple moved in across from us maybe 8 months ago. We don't talk to them, we hardly ever run into them and have never had any issues other than them arguing and the guy screaming here and there. A couple weeks ago, I (female) was home alone and heard banging on our door, which sounded like police to me for some reason. I opened and the neighbor guy starts interrogating me about where his package is. I told him that I hadn't been out in the hallway for a few hours and didn't have any idea where his package was. He continued to ask me where it was and I told him I didn't know. His tone was very aggressive and just made me very uncomfortable. He goes into his apartment, looks at me and says "that's suspicious" and slams his door. Me and my husband immediately agreed to get a doorbell camera, it doesn't continually record, only when motion is detected. Today we got a complaint that the camera is making our neighbors uncomfortable as they said that we can see into their apartment when the door is open. Mind you we are not, like most people, continually watching the camera. We agreed to move the camera so it isn't facing their door and instead facing the stairs. I'm sure now they think we are creepy, but after the interaction I had with him, I think HE is the creepy one. I understand not wanting the camera pointing at your door, but like I said, we are not watching them. Thoughts?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 14 days ago
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Sibling

Me and my husband have been letting my sibling stay with us for the past 8 months off and on. Me and my husband just got married in October. Me and my sibling both have health issues but my sibling is unable to work so cannot contribute to rent, bills or groceries. We are getting no help and struggling quite a bit to keep up. My sibling doesn't drive and is often stuck at our apartment since we are at work most days. Me and my husband were told that we are intentionally leaving my sibling out of things ( like going to the store, going to do things as a couple). I am told I am not being considerate by asking how they're doing everyday and I feel like everything I say and do is being judged and taken out of context. We will have a conversation and my side can never be heard or understood, it is always about how my sibling feels. I feel like I am opening up and sharing my space and it is not being appreciated. My husband feels the same way and we have tried to talk about it with them but it is never heard. We need serious help.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

Sibling help

I have a sibling that thinks they have BPD that currently lives with me and my husband. I have another younger sibling that was diagnosed and also previously lived with us. The first time we began having a lot of conflict with my younger sibling when I lived with them. All of the sudden, I became the worst person in the world, although we had previously gotten alone fine and had no real issues. I started getting called names and a lot of awful stuff started happening, and everything I was saying and doing was being noticed and used against me. I heard about BPD and began researching and a lot of what was going on sounded like BPD. They moved out and eventually got diagnosed. Currently my other sibling lives with me and has shared with me before that they think they may have it. Things were okay at first, but now we are having similar issues. Everything I do and say is being judged and taken completely out of context. I feel like the relationship between us is becoming very intense and I am having a hard time knowing how to handle it. I have seen them split before but am not sure what is going on. I just need some advice on how to stay emotionally strong and how to handle things moving forward

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

Home health client gave me bed bugs

I work in home health and was just informed from an exterminator that I have bed bugs in me and my husband's room only. The exterminator said it had to have come from one of my clients since I work home health. I informed my supervisor but what should my job be able to do for me?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago
▲ 4 r/cna

Bed bugs from client

Long story short I am a home health aide and was just informed that I have bed bugs and the exterminator said they had to have come from my job. I reported it to my supervisor but what can my job do for me?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

Bed bugs from client

Long story short I am a home health aide and was just informed that I have bed bugs and the exterminator said they had to have come from my job. I reported it to my supervisor but what can my job do for me?

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/topeka

Rental Advice

What is the best way to deal with bed bugs in an apartment here? We are pretty sure we have them, although we cannot find any. Just want to be aware of state laws in case they try to say that we brought them in.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

Inspection

How long after asking an apartment complex manager for a bed bug inspection should they send someone out? I asked for one and it has been 3 days.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

HELP!!

Me and my twin are getting bites just like this, mainly in our arms when we wake up. We have been very itchy all day every day.

u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago
▲ 0 r/AskHR

[KS] Pay regarding observed holidays.

I work for a home care agency. I work Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays. My company is closed on observed holidays but have assigned staff to work those days. The company policy states that regular full time employees will be compensated for 8 hours on observed holidays when the day falls on their normally scheduled work day. I was scheduled off on Friday, July 3rd for it being the observed 4th of July. I had 8 hours put into my timesheet. Well I was still scheduled to work Saturday the 4th and did get paid double time for that day. They removed the 8 hours of pay on the 3rd. I reached out to HR to ask why and was told that I got paid double time on Saturday.. Can a company do this if it is not in their policy? I work 10 hour shifts so I was basically duped into missing 10 hours and working an extra holiday.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

What to say to this?

We live in 4 unit apartment building. We are trying to get an inspection done as everyone in my apartment besides my husband is being bit by something and very itchy recently. We have been looking in the mattress seam, flipping mattress and furniture over, looking in baseboards and cannot find any. We are thinking hey have to be coming from another apartment. This is what I got in response to just asking for an inspection. 🤦

u/FlatInitiative9040 — 1 month ago

Help!

There are 3 people including myself that live in our apartment. We found a few bugs that were possible bed bugs in our couch a few months ago. At first, it was only my sibling having random bites, usually one in an area. We couldn't find anymore bugs, we washed/dried everything, sprayed all the furniture and beds. We weren't seeing any bites and I have been regularly inspecting the furniture and baseboards and cannot find any bed bugs or eggs. Now me and my sibling have become extremely itchy lately, it happens all day. The only thing we have seen is ants which have been really bad for us this year. Any ideas??

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 2 months ago
▲ 4 r/cna

CNA HHA pay

Where are you guys going for good pay? I work in home health right now and make $18.15. I work Saturdays and make 19.65. I feel like it is not cutting it... I am in the Midwest.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 2 months ago

Safety Check

Has anyone ever had to do a safety check? I'm assuming I just go and check on the person and make sure they don't need anything.. my agency has never sent me to do this other than calling and checking in on someone.

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u/FlatInitiative9040 — 2 months ago