When home care agencies talk about the importance of recruitment and retention, the focus is generally on caregivers. However, creating a sustainable workforce model – one that promotes retention up and down the ladder of an agency – is about more than just the caregivers. “When we’ve taken a [closer] look at how we can […]
Home-based care providers continue to look toward technology to address workforce issues. While there’s no silver bullet, those providers are gaining traction. One of the companies that believes it is uncovering new ways to optimize care through technology is Atlanta-based Sharecare (Nasdaq: SHCR). “One of the things that we leverage our technology for at CareLinx […]
The current staffing climate in home-based care continues to be a headwind as burnout and high turnover rates persist in the industry. That was one of the main takeaways from a recent survey conducted by SimiTree and Home Health Care News, which aimed to learn how home-based care providers are mitigating recruitment and retention challenges. […]
The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care held a hearing Tuesday regarding aging in place and access to home health care in the U.S. While current struggles were highlighted throughout, the hearing was ultimately a symbolic win for home health providers across the country. Lawmakers came across as more educated on home health care […]
Help at Home – one of the largest home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers in the country – is leaving the state of Alabama. The company will lay off nearly 800 employees in the state as of Nov. 4. Kristen Trenaman, the VP of public relations and marketing at Help at Home, told Home Health […]
Care coordination has become a buzzy term in home-based care of late. Generally, care coordination aims to both connect home care to the broader health care ecosystem and close gaps in care for the patients. It’s a big idea, but when done right, it can help engage caregivers, promote growth and act as an attractive […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) CEO Roz Brewer has stepped down from her leadership position and the company’s board. Brewer led the company during a period where it invested more in health care service delivery – including in-home care – than ever before. She took over in March 2021. Her exit is effective immediately. “I […]
There are many factors that go into offering quality and effective home care. Of those factors, caregiver and client matching may be one of the most important. It also can be one of the most overlooked aspects of the hiring process for home care providers. “As far as recruitment and retention, things that are critical […]
There’s not a single home-based care provider that doesn’t have a staffing issue, whether that be in recruiting, retention or both. In order to combat that reality, BrightStar Care and Chamberlain University are teaming up and launching a home health care didactic course under the latter’s Practice-Ready, Specialty-Focused model. The Chicago-based BrightStar Care providers home-based […]
Over the next few years, hundreds of thousands of home care workers will be needed to meet demand. In order to meet that demand in the Badger State, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and state health officials are hoping to certify 10,000 new home care aides through a new online certification program. The program includes […]
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