For an overwhelming majority of caregivers, access to further education is a factor when determining if they’ll accept a job offer at a home care agency. Additionally, the likelihood of caregivers staying at their current agency increases when they’re offered resources to further their education. That’s according to a new survey conducted by CareAcademy, a […]
Category: Personal Home Care
As workforce challenges continue to plague the home-based care industry, providers and policymakers are leaning on training and apprenticeship programs to help close the gap. In September, City College of San Francisco (CCSF), UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Homebridge, a San Francisco-based in-home care organization, teamed up on such an initiative. Together, the three organizations […]
Executive Care finds new backer Home care provider Executive Care recently received an investment from global investment firm The Riverside Company. The financial terms were not disclosed. Hackensack, New Jersey-based Executive Care is a private-pay personal care company that operates a network of 13 franchise locations and offers a plethora of services, including companionship, homemaking, […]
For the majority of seniors living alone, recovering from an acute illness at home is preferable to doing so in a long-term care facility. That’s according to a recent study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study examined data from 4,772 adults who were part of the Health and Retirement Study, which tracked health […]
Home-based care providers are constantly pushing the idea of “aging in place.” But what sometimes goes overlooked is “aging in the right place.” For seniors, the most immediate component to aging in place is having a home in which to grow old. After that, though, seniors — and the providers that care for them — […]
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest (ABHM) is the latest example of a senior living provider launching a home care business. After partnering with the HomeCare Advocacy Network (HCAN), the nonprofit is ready to provide home care services to its residents, as well as seniors living services, in their homes nearby. ABHM had been considering […]
The home care franchise model calls to mind the old idiom of “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” That’s because the business model relies on having a network of strong franchisees for its overall success. For the franchisees, or owners, that make up these networks, this means navigating challenges in service […]
One of the largest home health groups in New York has agreed to pay millions of dollars to resolve wage-and-hour violations. The home health group is made up of Intergen Health LLC and Amazing Home Care Services LLC, which share ownership and employees. Both Intergen and Amazing Home Care primarily serve New York’s Medicaid population, […]
The past few years have seen private equity players plant a flag in the home care space, particularly in the franchising world. In 2021, this trend has only increased with the heightened demand for home care services. Roughly $66 billion in PE investment went out to various health care sectors in 2020, a 21% increase […]
Walmart’s latest health care hire Walmart has reportedly snagged Dr. David Carmouche from Louisiana-based Ochsner Health to lead its expansion into retail health care. Walmart officially kicked off its health care strategy in 2019 when it opened its first 10,000-square-foot health center in Dallas, Georgia. That initial location even included an on-site connection to home […]
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