While home care providers are working to mitigate headwinds – such as the rising cost of delivering care and staffing challenges – they also have their eye on where the industry goes from here. As 2024 approaches, home care leaders are embracing AI, alternative payer sources, employee-centric solutions and much more. Home Health Care News […]
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Last year, at the Home Care Conference in Chicago, home care provider leaders candidly shared just how high billing rates had gotten for them. Over the course of preceding two years, rates had risen by about 25%, it seemed. But 24 Hour Home Care President Ryan Iwamoto said they had risen by as much as […]
A lot of personal home care providers have been conducting business the same way for decades. For them to continue to flourish, however, they may have to bring new ideas into the fold. “One of the biggest opportunities out there is collaboration with your competitors in your local market,” HomeWell Care Services CEO Crystal Franz […]
In Kevin Porter’s view, home care was once the little kid on the basketball court hoping that his older brother and his friends would just throw the ball his way. But now home care is all grown up. And it’s in a perfect position to play ball, to help health plan and health system partners […]
BrightStar Care names new chief marketing officer BrightStar Care has promoted Teresa Celmer to chief marketing officer. Prior to her appointment, she had served as the company’s senior vice president of marketing since 2019. “I am thrilled to be stepping into the role of chief marketing officer of BrightStar Care and am expertly positioned to […]
In an attempt to branch out, more personal home care agencies are looking to acquire companies in other sectors. Those additions, the companies believe, will allow them to unlock opportunities and stand out among their peers. A prime example is Best of Care Inc., which purchased Moving Mentor Inc. – a move management, organizing and […]
As seniors age, it’s critical to find the right setting for them to do so. For many, that’s aging in place while receiving home-based care services. For others, it means moving into an assisted living facility. With this in mind, a number of home-based care providers are getting into the business of helping seniors find […]
When it comes to expanding franchises in the health care space, this isn’t Jason Wiedder’s first rodeo. Wiedder has nearly two decades of experience in building brands, most of those years being in home care. He spent 10 years with Senior Helpers, helping the nationwide home care agency grow from zero to 300 franchises around […]