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WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 28, 2022)—Amid a national shortage of homecare workers that deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study unveils fresh insights to increase workforce capacity and reduce turnover.
TROY, Mich. (October 4, 2022)—Of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, most remain in their homes throughout the progression of the disease. This option can allow greater comfort, familiarity and quality of life compared to institutional care.
CHICAGO (September 30, 2022)—Relias, trusted partner to more than 11,000 health care organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, and Hucu.ai, a patient-centered secure messaging platform, are now partnering to better serve their health care customers.
CHICAGO (September 6, 2022)—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home, person-centered care for seniors, announced the addition of a key member of its leadership team. Lisa George joins the company as its new chief human resources officer.
ALBANY, New York (August 9, 2022)—A first-of-its-kind statewide Workforce Development Summit was held on May 16 to discuss models and strategies for health personnel recruitment, training and retention to meet the current and future needs of all New Yorkers. In an environment of severe, persistent health care workforce shortages and other challenges, the summit provided a foundation for accelerated, collaborative work and next steps.
TROY, Mich. (July 21, 2022)—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, has recently been named one of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Millennials by Fortune Magazine. This marks the second consecutive year ComForCare has earned a place on this prestigious list. ComForCare ranked #74 on the list of 100, moving up from their previous position of #94 on last year’s listing.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (June 21, 2022)—Complia Health, a home health and hospice technology provider, and Care Heroes, a web and mobile platform to help caregivers track activities and earn incentives, announced their partnership to drive better patient outcomes through caregiver incentives.
DALLAS (June 7, 2022)—To address the workforce development and staffing challenges faced every day in the care at home industry, Axxess has expanded and redesigned its Axxess Training and Certification Program. The program creates a standard for home health, homecare and hospice industry knowledge and competency.
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) and BAYADA Home Health Care recently kicked off a new initiative to improve conditions, pay and recognition for homecare workers (
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BURKBENNET, Texas (March 18, 2022)—HomeWell Care Services, a nonmedical in-home care provider, has hired Erika Ehlers, a 25-year learning and training veteran, as senior director of training. Ehlers is the latest in a series of strategic hires by HomeWell to support new and future owners of the rapidly growing franchise brand, which recently posted record results for 2021.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (February 8, 2022)—At the Home Care 100 conference, there was one overwhelming message from leaders in the home health and hospice industry: Workforce is the No. 1 issue facing homecare now—and for the foreseeable future.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 8, 2022)—Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is offering a stipend to allow Florida health care providers to recruit and retain staff to care for vulnerable patient populations and increase the ability of Floridians to receive care in a community-based setting. As the application instructions make clear, this funding is available to increase and improve staffing for your company.
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