DispatchHealth — one of the most successful startups in the home-based care space over the last decade — has reportedly laid off 88 employees. The company itself would not confirm the number of employees laid off. “We are focused on supporting our patients and our mission to deliver trusted, compassionate care in the comfort of […]
Category: Staffing
As the home-based care industry continues to evolve, enhancing the well-being of employees and addressing caregiver burnout remains a top priority for providers. It’s not uncommon for caregivers to experience moments of feeling unsupported or undervalued. That can often lead to a sense of disconnection within the company from the bottom to the top. To […]
Workforce pressures are a constant variable in home-based care. But today’s issues require far different solutions than yesterday’s, providers believe. For Accurate Home Care, the biggest pain point isn’t retention, it’s recruiting new nurses to hire. “If I had 200 nurses show up in my parking lot, I would hire them all without interviewing them,” […]
At the beginning of 2024, staffing woes remain acute for home- and community-based care providers. ANCOR, an advocacy organization for over 2,000 community-based providers, recently released “The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis 2023,” which detailed how home- and community-based providers are faring in the staffing department. The report surveyed nearly 600 providers, and […]
Home Care Association of America names new board members The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) has made several appointments to its board of directors. Based in Washington D.C., HCAOA is an advocacy organization comprised of over 3,500 home care organizations. Earlier this year, Jason Lee took over as CEO of the association. Joining HCAOA’s […]
The hospital-at-home model can help alleviate caregiver stress, and that could be one of the model’s main selling points moving forward. The evidence behind that is from a new DispatchHealth case study, which explored caregiver fatigue within the hospital-at-home model by asking, “Does this innovative care model alleviate or exacerbate caregiver stress?” The results were […]
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) has named Matt Buckhalter as its next CFO, elevating him from the interim tag he has held since June when David Afshar resigned from the role. Buckhalter has been with the Atlanta-based company since 2016. Prior to the CFO role, he also served as SVP of finance and led […]
Building and sustaining a home-based care workforce is vital. It’s also exhausting for providers. Having a well-thought-out strategy can alleviate some of that pressure, however. “The real elephant in the room for all of us is that I think most of us in this space are really trying to recruit our way out of a […]
New Mexico is increasing its reimbursement rates for providers that bill Medicaid in the state. Overall, providers are set to get an additional $409 million in reimbursement. The increases will start taking shape on claims made on or after July 1, 2023. Another rate hike is expected in the future for CY 2025. “Thanks to […]
To strategically grow, home care companies need to build out robust sales and business development teams. As demand for home care rises, sales teams are on the front lines of a very competitive private-pay marketplace. Oftentimes, the sales team is the linchpin between the caregiver, the client and a successful business. “One of the things […]
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