Paul Mastrapa is replacing Jennifer Sheets as CEO of Interim HealthCare, the company announced Friday. Sheets had served as the president and CEO of Interim since January of 2019. She also served as the president and CEO of Caring Brands International, the parent company of Interim, the U.K.-based Bluebird Care and the Australia-based Just Better […]
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In search for its next CEO, the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG) was looking for a strong, up-and-coming health care leader. But the company was also looking to fill the shoes of Dr. Steve Landers, meaning they’d need to find a strong advocate voice with a passion for the home health industry and the […]
Another reorganization at Honor has resulted in layoffs. The job cuts affected 15% of the HQ staff, including many long-time Home Instead employees. Honor bought Home Instead – one of the largest home care brands in the world – in 2021. “Honor has made the decision to reorganize certain teams within HQ, which will result […]
FirstLight Home Care expands franchise support center team, makes leadership changes FirstLight Home Care has made several leadership changes and additions to its franchise support team. The Cincinnati-based FirstLight Home Care has about 200 locations across the country. Mark Vanase, FirstLight’s former EVP of business development and field operations, has been named the company’s new […]
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNAHG) has found its next leader. Christopher Rinn will take over as president and CEO in early August, succeeding Dr. Steve Landers. Landers – who has been with VNAHG since 2012 – announced that he would be leaving the company in May. He is taking the helm at Hebrew SeniorLife, […]
Lynette Walbom, the new CFO of The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG), is a newcomer to the health care space. As she gets her feet underneath her, there’s a few key areas she’ll be focused on. Those areas are all in line with Pennant’s strategy in recent years: labor, acquisitions and enabling local leaders. “This […]
As in-home care providers try to keep up with the demand for services, companies that facilitate caregiver registries are hoping to fill a gap in an employee-needy marketplace. However, it’s been unclear how prominent caregiver registries will be in the space, as there’s been safety and regulatory concerns. Despite those concerns, however, companies that connect […]
June is upon us. The year is nearly halfway gone, and since the turn of the calendar, there have been a lot of learnings on where the home health industry currently sits — and where it may be headed. But everything will be reset in the next month when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
A local restaurant may need three cooks, two cashiers and a manager to get by on a daily basis. It’s a simple equation to figure out. For home health providers, however, the amount of workers they need to provide care every day isn’t as simple. It has become tougher for a variety of reasons, but […]
The industry’s turnover rate was one of the biggest topics of conversation in home care in 2019. And that was for good reason. The median rate had skyrocketed all the way to 81.6%, according to data collected by the research and education company HCP. But since that point, it had significantly improved. From 2019 to […]