Proper caregiver training is essential for delivering safe, quality care to clients. It is also a tool for retaining employees, combating burnout and empowering caregivers in their roles. That said, only 43.8% of home-based care staff and 55% of home health and hospice staff feel prepared to care for new clients, according to the 2024 […]
Right at Home
Home care agencies that are part of larger franchise networks get to reap the benefits of operating under established names and reputations. But that doesn’t stop franchise owners from thinking up various ways to stand out in the crowd. Franchise owners at companies like Always Best Care, Right at Home and Griswold Home Care are […]
Spa services, discounts to local businesses and access to ride-share services are just some of the unique employee benefits that companies across home care have made available to caregivers over the years. Amid a persistently challenging labor market, home care companies are still constantly working on configuring the best possible employee benefits package for caregivers. […]
In 2023, Right at Home’s caregiver count checked in at 45,453 across the company’s vast franchise network. The company is now hoping to add at least 26,000 caregivers to meet the current demand for care services by the end of 2024. The impetus behind Right at Home’s hiring initiative was the increased growth in client […]
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 […]
Despite an already-large U.S. footprint, the home care franchise Right at Home is still looking to grow. It did so last year, and plans on planting more flags in 2024. In 2023, Right at Home closed the year with 24 signings and 17 openings. The company attributes that growth to its strong lead generation and […]
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 […]
The Franchise Times recently released its annual ranking of the largest franchise systems in the country. Of the 500 companies that grabbed a spot on the list, 16 are home-based care franchise companies. The list is based on last year’s global systemwide sales — total sales for both franchise and company units — performance. In […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Emily Undajon, the senior vice president […]
The health care tech startup CarePredict – which partners with top home care brands across the country – has raised $29 million. The Series A-3 investment was co-led by SV Health Investors’ Medtech Convergence Fund and Aspire Healthtech Partners. One of the company’s largest goals after the funding round is to connect with more home-based […]
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