Stephen Tweed, of Leading Home Care, wrote a post entitled, Lessons from the Private Duty Field Trip, that outlines 6 key takeaways gleaned from extensive conversations with over 100 successful private duty agencies across the nation.
I highly suggest that you read the full article and watch the video there, but as a start, here are 6 elements that Stephen's research determined are some key ways to grow a private duty home care agency:
Have a Huge Vision
Be a Systems Thinker
Try Lots of New Things
There is a Season for Everything

Hire a COO
Measure Everything
Take a look at the full article and let us know if you would add a 7th point to that list.

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