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Ken Accardi

Ken is the founder and CEO of Ankota, a company that helps any organization that helps older or disabled people live independently in their home of choice. Having grown up with a disability and a passion for healthcare, this is Ken's mission

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Gen Zalpha and the Future of Home Care and HCBS Workforces

By | on 08, Jun 2025 |   Caregiver Recruiting Software

The caregiving workforce is aging, and the next generation of talent is emerging. But this isn’t just any new cohort of workers—this is Gen Zalpha, a combination of Gen Z (born ~1997-2012) and the ris[...]

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The First 100 Days: How to Keep Caregivers and Direct Services Workers

By | on 28, May 2025 |   Caregiver Recruiting Software

Employee turnover is one of the most pressing issues in homecare and disability services. In a recent episode of Vision: The Podcast for Leaders and Forward Thinkers in the Care Industry, Chris Magleb[...]

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EVV Caregiver Management Software: Improving Caregiver Performance

By | on 27, Feb 2025 |   EVV Software

The management of caregivers plays a central role in making sure quality home care services are provided. The Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) caregiver management software is one of the critical t[...]

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Efficient DSP Clock-in and Clock-out Software

By | on 24, Feb 2025 |   IDD Software

Introduction Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) perform a key role in supporting individuals with disabilities. Correct time management for DSP staff is essential to deliver quality services and main[...]

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Streamlining Payments with Electronic Billing for Home Care

By | on 17, Feb 2025 |   home care software

A lot of home care agencies start with a single person becoming a great caregiver for a family member or neighbor. Then people come to know what great care the person is receiving and the caregiver is[...]

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Task Tracking in Home Care Software: Doing what the Client Needs

By | on 16, Feb 2025 |   home care software

Introduction What does a home care agency do? Well that's easy... They provide caregivers who go to the homes of older (or disabled) people to look after their safety, hygiene, nutrition, and cleanlin[...]

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Understanding the Role of DSPs in Disability Services

By | on 16, Feb 2025 |

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide essential supportive services for people with disabilities to achieve meaningful lives. Their job responsibilities move past primary help because they devel[...]

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What is Active Support in Disability Services?

By | on 16, Feb 2025 |   IDD Software

Introduction I had the privilege to work on a project sponsored by the state of California that strives to better measure the outcomes of service delivery to people experiencing Intellectual and/or De[...]

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Essential Acronyms in Disability Services: A Quick Reference Guide

By | on 16, Feb 2025 |   IDD Software

One thing that I'm proud of is that when we meet with disability service agencies, we often receive the complement that we're "the first home care software vendor they've met who actually understands [...]

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Disability Services DayHab has a dilemma - how to solve it

By | on 13, Feb 2025 |   IDD Software

Day Habilitation programs, or DayHab for short, are very important services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). These programs help people build life skills and offer a[...]

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Improving Care with Adult Day Care Activity Tracking Software

By | on 13, Feb 2025 |   adult day care software

There are elderly and disabled persons who require attended care during the day, and adult daycare centers play a crucial role in providing this service. There is always high coordination and manageme[...]

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Simplifying Payments with Electronic Billing for Adult Day Care

By | on 11, Feb 2025 |   adult day care software

Efficient payment processing is a cornerstone of successful adult daycare operations. With growing demand for these services, ensuring timely and accurate billing has become increasingly important. Tr[...]

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