In 2026, emerging tools and staffing strategies may help home care providers ease the operational and labor bottlenecks limiting growth – but success will depend on strategic implementation, not just adoption. At the same time, the industry must push for policy changes that reflect the realities of home care delivery, particularly as workforce scarcity widens […]
The Franchise Times recently released its annual ranking of the largest franchise systems, and 14 home-based care companies earned spots on the list. At-home care franchise companies Home Instead, Visiting Angels, Right at Home and Comfort Keepers were among the top 100 portion of the list, which was led by McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), 7-Eleven and […]
Pennant closes UnitedHealth, Amedisys deal The Pennant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) closed on its acquisition of home health, hospice and personal care agencies divested as part of UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Amedisys on Wednesday. On Thursday, the company announced that it completed the deal, which included 54 locations in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, […]
Eighteen home-based care companies managed to grab a spot on Entrepreneur’s recently released 2025 Franchise 500 ranking. Companies like Senior Helpers, Right at Home and FirstLight Home Care are making return appearances on the list after earning a spot last year. The fact that a number of home-based care franchise businesses are represented on the […]
Despite variations in service lines, size and operations, the best home-based care organizations all have one thing in common. These companies all prioritize the experience — of patients, clients and staff. And while every member of an organization plays a role in shaping the experience, this responsibility largely rests on the shoulders of what is […]
Artificial intelligence is likely to be a society- and business-altering technological development. But, just like the advent of the internet before it, AI’s emergence will undoubtedly lead to as many empty promises from business leaders as it does actual use cases. That’ll particularly be the case in the early innings of AI, which I believe […]
More than a dozen home-based care companies have earned a spot on Entrepreneur’s 45th annual Franchise 500 rankings. Their inclusion on this list points to the fact that home-based care franchise networks are some of the fastest growing in the country. In order to be ranked on the list, a franchise company needs to be […]
Around 2019, Medicare Advantage (MA) was all the rave among home care providers. That’s because, in 2018 and 2019, two pathways opened for MA plans to provide more benefits to beneficiaries: the primarily health-related benefit pathway and the Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) pathway. Included in those were plenty of areas of […]
Coming out of COVID-19, multiple home care franchise systems are really beginning to rev their growth engines again. That will likely be a theme in the broader home care industry this year. One, in particular, is FirstLight Home Care. Kristen Duell, the VP of experience and innovation at FirstLight, said the company is primed for […]
For home-based care providers, investing in technology is complicated, cumbersome and necessary. One of the most difficult issues for leaders is sifting through all of the solutions out there and choosing the ones that fit their businesses. That’s why, before considering what technology to invest in, providers should map out their overarching strategies. “First, let’s […]
