A report in Bloomberg Businessweek paints a dire picture of the state of home care for the aging U.S. population. The article, published Feb. 9 and prepared in conjunction with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, highlights a caregiver named Valia, describing her arduous 48-hour shifts to make a point about the lack of […]
As one of the biggest companies in the world, Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) interest in the health care space has led to speculation about how the retail giant could disrupt the industry. However, Amazon is already having an impact on in-home care providers by stealing away potential caregivers as hires in its massive distribution centers. Amazon’s expanding […]
One of the nation’s largest home health care providers is recruiting nurses from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. New Jersey-based Bayada Home Health Care has successfully completed a recruiting initiative on the U.S. territory, which took place on January 20th and 21st. The initiative was meant to both aid the nursing community in Puerto Rico as the […]
Facing tight labor markets and a looming caregiver shortage, BrightStar Care is investing in technology and launching an $800,000 workforce initiative as it pursues ongoing growth in 2018 and beyond. These efforts are consistent with BrightStar’s long-standing goal for the company to be the “Neiman Marcus of home care,” CEO Shelly Sun told Home Health […]
The home health industry faced a few uncertainties and challenges within the past year, but for seasoned industry veteran Holly Chaffee, the “sky’s the limit” as she assumes her new post as president and CEO of Boston-based VNA Care. A subsidiary of Newton, Massachusetts-based Atrius Health, VNA Care is a non-profit provider of home health […]
Staffing and regulations are perennial concerns for home health and home care providers, and these topics dominated the headlines in the last week. One the regulatory front, a new era for home health has begun, with the sweeping new Conditions of Participation (CoPs) taking effect on Jan. 13. The final interpretive guidelines (IGs) are still […]
The competition for labor is old news for many home care agencies, but the number of workers who are ready to jump ship might be surprising even to industry veterans. Specifically, 65% of caregivers are “always looking for a better job,” while 97% are open to a job opportunity at any given time, according to […]
Facing a serious labor crunch, home health and other senior care providers are adopting new approaches to recruiting and retaining workers. Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), one of the largest home health companies in the nation, is no exception. Changing its scheduling practices and making its training more rigorous are two adjustments that have […]
Louisville Healthcare CEO Council Appoints Day as President Health care industry veteran Tammy York Day has been appointed president of the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council (LHCC), effective January 9. The council is a partnership of Louisville, Kentucky-based health care leaders, with the goal of revolutionizing the city’s health care economy. Among the members are some notable home […]
When Fortune magazine publishes the inaugural “Best Workplaces in Aging Services” list in September 2018, don’t be surprised if private duty and home health companies make a good showing. “It’s incredible to see home health companies scoring very well—we had one get as high marks as companies like Google in some areas,” Jacquelyn Kung, who […]
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