Nearly one quarter of the direct care workforce, which includes home health aides, personal care aides and nursing assistants, are immigrants, according to a recent report from Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), an organization centered on improving the direct care workforce. And this sector of the direct care workforce would benefit from “an array of policy […]
VITAS Healthcare Appoints New COO VITAS Healthcare, an end-of-life care provider based in Miami, has named Joel Wherley as chief operating officer. In this role, Wherley reports to VITAS CEO Nick Westfall and oversees the operations of the company’s 44 hospice programs in 14 states, which reach more than 16,300 patients daily. Wherley has 30 years […]
Home health aides are among emergency workers and educators as the professions that have the biggest positive influence on others, according to new report by job posting site CareerCast.com. CareerCast.com singled out 12 professions that make positive contributions to society in its Job Where You Can Make a Difference report. The position of home health aide […]
It’s clear the home health and home care industries are facing a labor shortage. What isn’t as clear is what companies can do about it. That’s not to say industry professionals aren’t trying to solve the problem, however. A panel of experts that included Bayada Home Health Care’s chief recruitment officer shared winning recruitment strategies for post-acute providers […]
Welcome back from another summertime weekend, Home Health Care News readers. To kick off your week, take a moment to catch up on the most recent news with our Monday Briefing. Last week, we tuned into presentations at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference, and heard the CEO of LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) say the company has […]
Sodexo Appoints New CEO Sodexo, a quality of life services provider with more than 100 services, has named its current CEO of benefits and rewards services and personal and home services, and group chief digital officer, Denis Machuel, to succeed Michael Landel as CEO and chairman of the executive committee, effective January 2018. Landel announced his […]
Home health providers may not find 2017’s most in-demand job surprising—but they may find it concerning. “Home health aide” is the most in-demand job for 2017, according to a recent report from job search portal CareerCast. The job beat out other health care professions, like physical therapists and nurse practitioners, to claim the top spot. […]
The key to solving the home health care labor shortage could lie in better training. That’s the gist of a grassroots training program dubbed the Care Connections Project (CCP) from New York City-based nonprofit Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), an organization centered on improving the lives of workers who provide home or residential care. The program, which began […]
Century Homecare Names New CEO Century Homecare, a home health care provider based in Massachusetts, has named Milka Njoroge as its new CEO. The company’s previous CEO and Milka’s husband, James Njoroge, has transitioned to the role of chief information officer and will be taking on more responsibilities in a sister company, the Worcester Business Journal reported. […]
Senate Republicans are putting together a bill that would roll back minimum wage and overtime protections granted to home care workers in 2015, Bloomberg BNA reported Wednesday. The bill would reverse an action taken by the Department of Labor under the Obama administration, which eliminated the so-called “companionship exemption” for personal care workers. Prior to […]
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