BAYADA and Inspira to Launch Joint Venture A previously announced joint venture between BAYADA Home Health Care, a privately-held home care company that operates in 21 states, and Inspira Health Network, a major health network in New Jersey, is launching in three south Jersey counties. The joint venture allows the health system to serve more […]
Recruitment and retention are top of mind for the home health industry, with staffing needs emerging as an increasingly dire concern. Given the constant stream of studies and statistics released about today’s labor market, it’s no wonder why. Disengagement among employees is a pressing issue across all industries, and a majority-millennial workforce is changing the […]
A new wage rule that increases overtime benefits for millions of American workers is expected to put some wage pressures on employers across many industries, but how much it will impact home health care is still up for debate. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its new overtime salary exemption limits that will become effective December […]
The rollout of a home care worker overtime policy in one U.S. state has resulted in “distrust, fear of retaliation, and flat out panic” among home care workers and the residents they serve. That’s according to SEIU Healthcare Illinois, a union representing about 8,500 Illinois home care workers, as well as the National Employment Law […]
With employee turnover deemed time and again a major and growing threat to home health and hospice providers, it’s imperative that agencies learn to combat the issue before it impacts them. Doing so successfully may come down to providing sufficient work to caregivers who want it and preventing on-the-job injuries, according to a new study published in The […]
Caregiver turnover is too high, and home health providers are seeing it as a top threat to the industry, according to a recent report. With staff retention on the forefront of providers’ minds, understanding caregivers—why they choose to work for a provider or choose to leave—is becoming all the more essential. There are a number […]
Home health workers are again filing suit against Advocate Health Care, as a group of home care nurses claim the company improperly exempted them from certain federal and state wage laws and therefore owes them overtime pay. Advocate is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The company has one of the […]
Overtime pressures for home heath care agencies will increase following the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule on overtime requirements for salaried employees issued this week. The rule increases minimum salary requirements for overtime exemptions for salaried workers from its current level of $23,660 per year, or $455 per week, to $47,476 a year, or […]
Amid an increasing caregiver shortage and minimum wage hikes across the country, attracting newcomers to the home health industry—particularly younger workers—is a significant challenge. But one health professional aims to do just that through a foundation geared toward high schoolers. The High School Health Education Foundation was created by Dr. William Leahy, a semi-retired neurologist […]
The effects of the home care wage rule are taking a massive and unwanted toll on caregivers and their clients in Minnesota. Specifically, many of the state’s home care agencies are cutting hours and rescheduling employees to avoid paying travel costs and overtime, The Star-Tribune reported. Paying overtime and travel costs is now required under a […]
