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,” […]
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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 […]
In early January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a ban on non-compete agreements nationwide. The rule is likely to be finalized. When and if it is, it is also likely to have a massive effect on the home health and home care industries. Such a move would not just hurt companies by allowing leaders […]
More than half of home-based care providers said that diversifying service lines of care would enable them to develop strategic partnerships with referral sources and see it as an opportunity to increase revenue. At the same time, 30% of providers say that their organization is not considering diversifying service lines. That’s according to a new […]
Home health care’s 2022 was dimmed by the dark cloud of Medicare rate cuts. That cloud still hangs overhead in 2023. To weather the storm, providers are scrambling to find answers to persistent problems, namely staffing shortages. At the same time, they’re renegotiating arrangements with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and pivoting from certain service lines […]
Home health referrals are well above where they were before the pandemic, but not necessarily at the expense of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). There are now more patients in need of home health services, and those patients tend to be sicker. At the same time, agencies are struggling to meet demand in a tough recruiting […]
Capacity management is one of the major focuses of home care franchise leaders in the new year. While recruiting and retention remain paramount, driving efficiencies with existing staff will help franchisees thrive in today’s environment, Synergy Home Care CEO Charlie Young said last month during Home Health Care News’ Franchise Forum. “There’s been so much […]
Some of the largest difficulties in home-based care stem from one reality: that the workforce is remote. Yet, providers often preach about the importance of cultivating a culture that is welcoming, engaging and gives employees a sense of purpose. In order to do so, providers have gone lots of different routes. All the while, there […]
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