2023 Home Care Executive Forecast: Agencies Must Adapt To Rising Bill Rates, Technology Advancement

The new year is shaping up to be another critical one for personal home care agencies. While bill and pay rates continue to rise, many agencies are figuring out how to provide long-term sustainable care plans that are both effective and affordable. At the same time, technology implementation and data collection are two aspects of […]

Despite Challenges, Most Home-Based Care Companies Are Poised To Grow In 2023

Home-based care companies are growing, and financial health is top of mind looking ahead to 2023. That’s according to a new survey from Home Health Care News and home-based care software company AlayaCare. “Home care saw tremendous growth during the pandemic — however, the industry is not immune to the effects of today’s recessionary directions,” […]

HHCN FUTURE Conference: Fireside Chat with AlayaCare

This article is sponsored by AlayaCare. This article is based on a Home Health Care News discussion with Brady Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer at AlayaCare. The discussion took place on September 15, 2022, during the Home Health Care News FUTURE Conference in New York City. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. […]

How Home-Based Care Companies Are Responding To Workforce Challenges

Home-based care providers continue to invest big on recruitment and retention efforts, new survey data suggests. The survey is the result of a collaboration between the home care technology company AlayaCare, and Home Health Care News. It examines the current staffing climate and what providers are doing in response. Over 100 home-based care industry professionals […]

Medicare Cuts Threaten To Destabilize Home Health Workforce

Medicare-reimbursement cuts to home health agencies in 2023 threaten to destabilize the workforce, namely through handcuffing operators by limiting their ability to offer competitive compensation. The 2023 home health proposed payment rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to cut agency payments by an aggregate 4.2%, or $810 million, next […]

Home Health Providers Believe Value-Based Contracts Will Represent Over Half of Business Soon

Value-based care remains a loaded term in the home health care industry. But nonetheless, its prevalence is growing by the day. Industry insiders have recently told Home Health Care News that likely less than 5% of industry business is conducted through value-based contracts. Contrasted with that is what 42% of providers say, which is that […]

Strategic Scheduling, Training Investments Key to Clearing Home-Based Care’s Staffing Hurdles

The vast majority of home-based care organizations are dealing with capacity constraints, rising levels of staff burnout, recruitment roadblocks and other operational challenges. While many of the current hurdles are due to macro-level forces that are largely outside of an operator’s control, some can be cleared with the help of smart scheduling, strategic incentives and […]

Home Care Conference: A Discussion with AlayaCare

This article is brought to you by AlayaCare. The article is based on an interview that took place during a live panel discussion with Adrian Schauer, Founder and CEO of AlayaCare; Vicki Hoak, Executive Director of Home Care Association of America; Todd Austin, Chief Operating Officer for Home Care Pulse; and Shiwan Chung, leader of […]