Every three months, home health care agencies in Massachusetts are replacing 15 workers on average, according to a new report from the Home Care Aide Council. And it appears that many workers might be leaving despite feeling high job satisfaction. Agencies hire an average of 18 new home care aides per quarter, meaning their net […]
Humana Names Former Home Health Exec as Regional President Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) appointed Matt Berger as regional vice president for Humana’s Louisiana and Mississippi Medicare markets, effective March 18. Berger has served in regional finance roles for Humana, including four years as its Medicare Central Division chief financial officer in Louisiana. Prior to joining […]
Since President Donald Trump took office last year, home health industry advocates have been raising red flags over his administration’s positions on immigration. The latest proposals, related to so-called “chain migration” and the expiration of protected status for Haitians, are no exception. Both The New York Times and Kaiser Health News recently reported on the […]
The caregiver shortage across the in-home care industry is no secret, but a new report sheds light on the depth of the skills gap of available workers. The U.S. labor market is as tight as ever since the Great Recession, according to a report prepared for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation by Burning Glass Technologies. With […]
While not a new issue, the home care worker shortage across the country is only looking bleaker over the next few years, leading some providers to take action. One franchise owner is taking a page out of frequent flier programs to boost retention and reduce turnover costs. For Interim HealthCare’s largest franchise owner, Tom DiMarco, the […]
Accurate Home Care Hires COO Accurate Home Care, LLC (AHC), based in Otsego, Minnesota, has named Bill English as chief operating officer. Accurate Home Care provides home health care services throughout Minnesota and was founded in 2002. In his new role, English will focus on company-wide system changes and honing company culture, according to a […]
Home care providers are already under pressure to offer educational opportunities to their workers, as a means of boosting recruitment and retention in an industry plagued by labor shortages and high turnover. Changes in the insurance landscape and shifting workforce demographics could ratchet up that pressure to new levels of intensity in the coming years. […]
One newly launched company is meeting the consumer-driven desire for on-demand health services in the home. The startup, Carol Health, features an the online platform designed to send a registered nurse within two hours of a client requesting it. Carol Health has launched its pilot program in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Unlike home health care or […]
Maxim Healthcare Services Appoints New Clinical Leader Columbia, Maryland-based Maxim Healthcare Services has appointed Kellie Lanier as senior vice president of clinical operations. Maxim is a provider of home health care, personal care, behavioral care, staffing, and population health and wellness services and was founded in 1988. It operates more than 260 offices around the […]
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 […]
