r/physicaltherapy 1d ago

PTA HH

Is anyone in Florida Kissimmee/Orlando in Home Health making more than $60 per visit in PRN Home Health? Trying to figure out if I can make more than this as a PTA when I talk to my job about a potential increase or negotiate with a new home health company/agency

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

I know in other states, they are potentially making 70 to 80 a visit as a PTA

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u/Kimen1 1d ago

It’s Florida so you likely won’t make more than that as a PTA. I used to make $75 for a friggin eval when I worked PRN….

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

Oh man, yeah PTs tell me it’s a lot of work for eval’s never had the courage to ask them how much they make

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u/Kimen1 1d ago

Don’t even get me started on the SOCs lol. My company was the last in the area that offered a salary, but now they also dropped that. We are all down to a point system now. Our PTAs are supposed to do 35 points per week and PTs 30 points per week to be considered full productivity.

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

I’ve never done it like that I guess because I’m PRN. I’m not sure what the 35 and 30 points per week mean

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u/Kimen1 1d ago

Ah gotcha. It differs per agency. At our agency it is like this:

  • regular visit 1 point
  • evaluation 1.25 points
  • reevaluation 1 point
  • discharge 1 point
  • SOC 2.5 points
  • OASIS DC 1.5 points
  • ROC 1.75 points

So for the PTAs it means 7 visits per day and for PTs usually 5-6.

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

I see OK yeah I try to see anywhere from 7 to 8 patients a day

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

My company is more like a staffing company so I see a bunch of different Home Health companies, patience

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

I just pick up and decline as many patients as I want for the most part

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u/PandaBJJ PTA 1d ago

Nope. Saturated market. Most I made HH PTA was $50/visit PRN. This was over 6 years ago.

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

Yeah, I was able to make more because I was lymphedema certified. What setting are you at now?

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u/PandaBJJ PTA 1d ago

Home health $45/hour

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

Yeah that’s what I see. The going rate is around here.

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u/PandaBJJ PTA 1d ago

I never encountered PRN positions that paid hourly. Did you mean per visit at $45?

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

No I get 55 per visit for regular visit and 85 for lymph visits

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

But I think it’s because I was in the area that nobody want to go too

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u/Open-Concentrate-286 1d ago edited 4h ago

Woah I’m a PTA in home health making 45$ per hour visit in MA.

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u/Desperate-Oven7549 1d ago

Yeah I’ve heard other people tell me in other states making 65 to 75

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u/Open-Concentrate-286 4h ago

Damn I need to move lol

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u/NmelesPTA 2h ago

I'm making $65-$70 per visit with a few of my companies, but I live in southern California. So it might as well be $45 with the COL. 😂