Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has its new CEO. After a four-month-long search, the company’s board has named Richard Ashworth to the role. He will also serve as president. Ashworth is new to the company, unlike former CEO Chris Gerard, who was terminated from the company last November. He will officially take over on April 10. […]
Category: Staffing
Home health employment is expected to rise steadily. The industry will eventually have to fill an estimated 5 million jobs by 2040, according to a new report. Those numbers are according to a new study that took a closer look at the steady growth of the senior care industry and what the job market will […]
On the surface, the idea of workforce sharing seems like a promising one for home-based care providers. There’s the flexibility and convenience it offers, coupled with staffing shortages felt across the space. But some provider leaders are hesitant – for a number of reasons. “For our patients, consistency is key,” Innovive Health COO Kristen Palumbo […]
More immigration – and changes to U.S. visa stipulations – would be a major boost for home-based care. It’s no secret that agencies across the country are struggling to meet demand. Tapping into the large pool of workers outside the U.S. will have to be a part of the strategy that helps meet that unmet […]
After seeing a 4% decline in traditional Medicare beneficiaries in the markets the company serves, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) is working to build back up its home health fee-for-service business. That will start by working with referral sources and offering them a wide range of care services, according to Barb Jacobsmeyer, the president and CEO […]
In order to consistently recruit caregivers to home-based care, providers and human resource departments need to better understand what workers want and what they are struggling with. That was one of the many takeaways from a study conducted by MissionCare Collective and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), which focused on current […]
ShiftMed – a mobile platform that acts as a conduit between health care providers and workers – announced Monday that it has raised $200 million in funding. The significant funding amount comes less than two years after it raised $45 million in 2021. “There is an ongoing demand for workforce solutions, especially in health care,” […]
Before other states start to consider minimum wage increases for home care workers, it would be beneficial for them to understand what has – and hasn’t – gone well in New York. In the spring of 2022, New York legislators passed a law that gave home care workers an extra $2 per hour above the […]
The Boston-based training platform CareAcademy has made its first acquisition. On Thursday, the company announced it has acquired NextStep, a digital health care training and job placement company for certified nursing assistants (CNAs). “This acquisition is so powerful because it takes the best of both worlds, the things that we’ve been refining over the last […]
Paul Kusserow was away from his role as CEO of Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) for just seven months. After stepping down officially in mid-April, he was back at the helm by mid-November, after Chris Gerard – his replacement – was terminated without cause. He remained chairman during the hiatus. But now he’s back in the […]