Home Health Care News will be observing the Memorial Day holiday this Monday, but we will return to our regular posting schedule on May 31. In the meantime, HHCN would like to wish our readers a safe and happy first weekend of summer. For now, here are a few happenings in the home health sector […]
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 […]
Private duty home care providers are more concerned about caregiver shortages and wage pressures than ever before, according to a recent study. For the first time, wage pressures are being named as one of the top three threats of the home care industry, Home Care Pulse’s 2016 Benchmarking Study found. Caregiver shortages remained the top […]
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 […]
As the health system continues to move toward managed care and value-based purchasing, home health agencies are becoming an increasingly important partner along the continuum of care. Across the industry, data has played a big role in securing preferred partnerships for home health agencies with other types of providers. Home health and home care have […]
Home care agencies are cutting caregiver hours and rescheduling case loads in order to avoid paying overtime as mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor. The results are declining profits and increased caregiver turnover, according to survey findings from Home Care Pulse, a firm focused on research centered on satisfaction and quality assurance within the […]
It’s no secret that new wage and overtime rules for home care workers have posed a business challenge to many agencies, but results from a recent survey translate that pain into hard numbers. Out of 444 providers surveyed last month by satisfaction management firm Home Care Pulse, 62% said that the new rules were having […]
High staff turnover rates have plagued the home care industry in recent years, but one provider is looking to buck that trend. Caregiver turnover rates rose from 39.4% industry wide in 2009 to 61.6% in 2014, according to a study released earlier this year by Home Care Pulse and the Home Care Association of America. […]
High caregiver turnover rates continue to plague the home care industry, but implementing a program focused on employee recognition shows considerable promise in helping agencies retain quality staff. Caregiver turnover is the biggest threat to home care providers in 2015, according to results from the 2015 Private Duty Benchmarking Study conducted by Home Care Pulse, […]
In case you missed it, here are the most popular stories grabbing Home Health Care News readers’ attention this week: Amedisys Pushes Forward with Big Changes, Mulls New Name—In a first quarter earnings call, executives at the major home health and hospice provider highlighted a number of shifts the company will embark on to improve […]
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