Category: Staffing

Staffing

Surprise Awards, Open Meetings And Nursing Pipelines: Practical Retention Tactics In Home-Based Care 

By MK Manoylov |
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Recruiting and retention remain one of the most difficult challenges in the home-based care industry, but providers are finding that some of the most effective strategies involve making employees feel heard and recognized. Across home-based care organizations, leaders pointed to feedback loops, employee recognition, cross-department collaboration and community partnerships as practical ways to improve retention […]

Staffing

LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan To Step Down

By Morgan Gonzales |

After spending over 20 years with the company, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan will step down from her post, effective March 31, 2027.   “It has been the honor of my life to serve LeadingAge for the past 10 years as president and CEO, and for 10 years before that as chief operating […]

Staffing

New CEO Playbook: How Elara Caring, LiveWell And Freedom Pursue Balanced Growth

By Morgan Gonzales |

The home-based care industry has seen several notable CEO transitions in recent history, but new leaders report the same core challenge: growth without losing frontline culture. For new top executives at Elara Caring, LiveWell Partners and Freedom Senior Services, top strategic priorities include building density, expanding service lines and maturing systems — but the leaders […]

Staffing

Modivcare Names New CEO Of Personal Care Services; LifeCare Appoints New COO 

By MK Manoylov |
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Modivcare names new CEO of personal care services, chief corporate affairs officer Modivcare named Marshalina “Marsha” Ramos CEO of the personal care services (PCS) business on Sept. 8, where she will oversee the company’s PCS portfolio. Prior to joining Modivcare, Ramos served as founder and CEO of home care and hospice advisory firm Visionary Group. […]

Home Health Care

Home Health Workforce Adds 11,000 Jobs In August 

By Morgan Gonzales |

Home healthcare employment continued to climb in August, accounting for most of the job growth across the broader healthcare sector.  The home healthcare services sector added approximately 11,000 jobs during the month, according to preliminary, seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Specifically, employment increased by 11,300 jobs from July to August, […]

Personal Home Care

24 Hour Home Care To Lay Off Over 700 Employees 

By Morgan Gonzales |

24 Hour Home Care plans to lay off 738 employees, according to a California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing. The layoffs are scheduled to take effect on Sept. 15, according to the filing. 24 Hour Home Care said the layoffs were the result of Health Net’s planned discontinuation of Personal Care and Homemaker […]

Home Health Care

Company Cars, Transit Monitoring: How Home Care Providers Address Caregiver Transportation Gaps 

By MK Manoylov |
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Home care relies on one fundamental principle — care provided in the home. However, in a car-centric country such as the United States, caregivers face delays with public transportation, car break downs or issues maintaining or financing a personal vehicle. Transportation barriers can cause patients to miss care, frustrate families, fuel caregiver turnover and lead […]

Staffing

Addus COO Departs; CenterWell Names New President Of Home Solutions 

By MK Manoylov |

Heather Dixon leaves Addus, Brad Bickham steps in as interim chief operating officer Heather Dixon, chief operating officer of home care services provider Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), has left the company after serving as president and COO since September 2025. “[Dixon] has been an important member of the team, and we are grateful for […]

Staffing

Home Care Providers Prioritize Precise Caregiver Matching To Combat Burnout, Turnover

By MK Manoylov |

A caregiver’s match with their client can determine whether a home care relationship becomes a stable, long-term arrangement or a source of stress, disruption and potential safety concerns. As providers contend with high caregiver turnover and labor shortages, effective matching can strengthen employee satisfaction and retention, while a mismatch can have the opposite effect by […]

Staffing

Inside The 90-Day Retention Strategies At TheKey, DispatchHealth, Elevate Home Health

By MK Manoylov |
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The first 90 days of a home-based care worker’s employment serve as a critical tipping point for retention, and industry leaders have found that transparent onboarding process and early engagement practices ca helps new workers feel prepared for work that can often feel isolating. Leaders from TheKey, Elevate Home Health and DispatchHealth said retention efforts […]