Home-based care workers hear a lot about direct care worker wages, often from executives. They hear less about the wages the executives are receiving themselves, however. Thanks to the Multi-Facility Corporate Compensation report from the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS), however, it’s possible to get a peek behind the curtain. Broadly, the report showed […]
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Home health care’s 2022 was dimmed by the dark cloud of Medicare rate cuts. That cloud still hangs overhead in 2023. To weather the storm, providers are scrambling to find answers to persistent problems, namely staffing shortages. At the same time, they’re renegotiating arrangements with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and pivoting from certain service lines […]
Hourly pay rates for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) at home health agencies increased nearly 10% from 2021 to 2022, while turnover rates fell slightly from last year. That’s according to the latest Home Care Salary & Benefits report from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service. The Oakland, New Jersey-based company provides salary and benefits studies — […]
Home health providers and hospitals have a long history of going head-to-head when it comes to nursing talent. In some ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified the competition and left providers in the position of having to shell out more to recruit staff. In general, recruiting could often be an uphill battle for providers, […]
Home health industry turnover rates have once again worsened in 2020, especially for front-line worker positions. That’s according to the latest Home Care Salary & Benefits Report from the Oakland, New Jersey-based Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, which provides salary and benefits studies for the health care sector. The annual report is published with the […]
Home health turnover rates worsened slightly in 2019 compared to the prior year. Most salaries, however, saw a slight bump. That’s according to the latest Home Care Salary & Benefits Report from the Oakland, New Jersey-based Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, which provides salary and benefits studies along with custom marketplace studies, for the health […]
Salaries for home health and hospice corporate executives will see a planned increase of 2.73% in 2019, a new industry compensation report has found. Execs from agencies with under $30 million in annual revenues are set for the biggest salary bump. Findings come from the recently released 2018-2019 Multi-Facility Corporate Compensation Report, produced by the […]
Salaries for home health care employees saw a slight jump from 2017 to 2018. Unfortunately, so did turnover rates. That’s according to the latest Home Care Salary & Benefits report from Oakland, New Jersey-based Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, which provides salary and benefits studies, along with custom marketplace studies, for the health care industry. […]
Staff turnover and wage-related issues have dogged the home care and hospice industries for quite some time. As home care and hospice agencies compete for qualified staff, registered nurses (RNs) looking for work may very well end up choosing the setting that pays the best—and in that sense, home care and hospice are not equals. […]
The productivity of licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs) and home care aides (HCAs) in hospice saw a boost in 2015, as measured in actual patient visits per day. That’s according to the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS), which published the findings in a report created in collaboration with the National Association for […]