Staffing remains the top challenge in home-based care for the third straight year. But how providers are responding is shifting.

In this new survey from Home Health Care News and Homecare Homebase, home-based care leaders share how they are narrowing efficiency priorities, targeting hospital referral growth, and evaluating AI investments heading into 2026.

Download the report to explore:

• The greatest challenge in 2026
• The top referral growth opportunity
• Which technology investments are expected to generate the highest ROI
• Why more than half of organizations are not pursuing new service lines this year
• Where documentation and scheduling are expected to benefit most from AI

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