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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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HHS 3-minute Video Projects Health Reform Next Steps

By | on 10, May 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions

The department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov) released a whiteboard explainer video that talks about where health reform is going next. Please watch the video and then we'll talk about hom[...]

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Why I Chose Home Care Instead of a Nursing Home for My Mom

By | on 21, Apr 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Home Care Technology May 2016 Newsletter

Today's guest post is from Sara Fields. "Sara is a businesswoman from Boston. In her free time she enjoys blogging and writing on various topics, such as elderly home care and healthcare in general." [...]

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Care Transition Nurse Explains Her Role

By | on 10, Apr 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions CommunityFavorites

The following post was shared by Housecall Providers of Portland, OR. Housecall Providers has embraced the concept of healthcare at home and they provide primary care, transitional care services as we[...]

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2016 Aging in Place Technology Market Overview Now Available

By | on 04, Apr 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Aging in Place Technology Home Care Technology Care Transitions laurie orlov April 2016 Monthly Newsletter

I'm a big fan of Laurie Orlov who writes the Aging In Place Technology Watch. Laurie is a tremendous authority on technology for the elderly. She's a frequent conference keynote speaker and has even b[...]

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Non-Medical Home Care is Key in Recovery After Hospitalization

By | on 30, Mar 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions April 2016 Monthly Newsletter

Today’s guest post is from Henry Kingston. Henry is a passionate blogger, and loves writing as it's his obsession. He has written on various topics like healthcare, home care for the elderly and about[...]

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5 Reasons it’s Great to be a Home Care Nurse

By | on 07, Mar 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Home Care Technology triple aim technologies April 2016 Monthly Newsletter

Today's guest post is from Linus Minick who is a marketing strategist for various medical institutions. He is also a freelance writer and blogger who focuses on healthcare. There are many different sp[...]

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Home Care Goals Obtained with Customized Resouces

By | on 29, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions Ginny Kenyon

One of the industry experts I learn from every time we speak is Ginny Kenyon, principal at Kenyon Home Care Consulting. Ginny helps open home care agencies and has given Ankota great inputs on our sof[...]

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7 Healthy Cleaning Tips for Caregivers of the Elderly

By | on 24, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions

Today’s guest post is from freelance writer Heather Roberts who helps seniors with cleaning and moving.

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How to Prevent A Homecare Startup Failure

By | on 15, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions Ginny Kenyon March 2016 Newsletter

One of the industry experts I learn from every time we speak is Ginny Kenyon, principal at Kenyon Home Care Consulting. Ginny helps open home care agencies and has given Ankota great inputs on our sof[...]

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Can Your Home Care Agency Compete with the 3 Home-igos?

By | on 09, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Home Care Technology Care Transitions March 2016 Newsletter

Silicon Valley and the venture capital community are bullish on home care, and they think that they can do it better than you. In particular, there has been $73 Million invested in three home care sta[...]

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Little-Known Trick to Get Your Home Care Agency More Referrals!

By | on 04, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions social media inbound marketing March 2016 Newsletter

Did you know?

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3 Pieces of Software You Need for Your Home Care Business

By | on 02, Feb 2016 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices home care software geek Home Care Technology Care Transitions March 2016 Newsletter CommunityFavorites

A lot of the readers of this blog are starting home care agencies for the first time and have questions about what they need to be successful. To be candid, software is not the first thing that you ne[...]

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