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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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5 Hard Lessons in Home Health Transformation

By | on 12, May 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Transitions home care technology report

Last month I attended a conference called "Healthcare in Transition" that was led by the editor of Home Care Technology Report (subscribe for free here). The conference focused on the future of the US[...]

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Home Care Software Geek Explains "Big Data"

By | on 30, Apr 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices home care software geek Care Transitions

Posts by Home Care Software Geek in this blog don't talk about Home Care Nursing Software, Private Duty Telephony, DME Delivery Software, Care Transitions or the other topics we focus on regularly at [...]

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3 Ways Your Home Care Agency can "Go Green" and Save the Environment

By | on 20, Apr 2015 |   Home Care Technology going green Beth Kelly

Today's post was submitted by guest writer Beth Kelly who writes about ways that your agency can "Go Green" and be good environmental stewards. We always talk about finding your niche and differentiat[...]

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2 Steps to Sell Care Transition Services to Hospitals

By | on 28, Mar 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Aging in Place Technology Home Care Technology Care Transitions home care marketing

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AARP Forecasts Significant Caregiver Shortage as Baby Boomers Age

By | on 18, Mar 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Care Transitions home care marketing home care caregivers

AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, does a good deal of research on topics of interest to elder Americans. I came across an interesting research paper from the AARP Policy Inst[...]

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Do You Have Strong Landing Pages on Your Home Care Agency Web Site?

By | on 12, Mar 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software home care marketing landing pages Best Practices

Your home care web site is a critical marketing tool for your agency. We've blogged about this a lot in the past, so as a refresher, here are a few prior articles that you may want to take a look at:

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Winter Weather Watch List - Caring for Your Senior This Winter

By | on 02, Mar 2015 |   Senior Living Elderly Care Private Duty Agency Software

We're taking a break from our typical topics of care transitions and home care and happy to bring back a guest blog from Chicago-based freelance blogger and writer Beth Kelly. Beth's bio is below.

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Proof That Non-Medical Home Care Aides Can Reduce Hospitalizations

By | on 25, Feb 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Coordination Home Care Avoidable Readmissions

For the most part, Home Care Aides have not received significant formal health care training, but they are often the best care providers on the planet. They're able to learn the skills needed to provi[...]

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Coming Home From the Hospital is Dangerous: Home Care Transitions is the Answer

By | on 23, Feb 2015 |   Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Coordination Avoidable Readmissions

The Dangers of Coming Home From the Hospital I read a great recent article on Forbes.com entitled "Coming Home From The Hospital Is Actually More Dangerous Than You Might Expect." The great thing abou[...]

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Taking Responsibility for Reductions in Hospital Readmissions

By | on 12, Feb 2015 |   Home Care Blog Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Coordination Aging in Place Technology Home Care Care Transitions Elizabeth E. Hogue Esq. hospital readmissions griswold home care

Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. has written an in-depth article, "Taking Responsibility for Reductions in Hospital Readmissions: Be Careful!" that we encourage you to read, reposted here:

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5 Business Books Every Home Care Owner Should Read

By | on 09, Feb 2015 |   Home Care Blog Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Coordination Aging in Place Technology Home Care Care Transitions Mediashower.com

I love it when I meet someone in an unexpected way and find that they do extraordinary things. I met John Hargrave in church. He and I both have some musical talents (he plays bass and I play trumpet)[...]

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How to Choose a Reputable In-Home Caregiver via Griswold Home Care

By | on 04, Feb 2015 |   Home Care Blog Private Duty Agency Software Home Care Best Practices Care Coordination Aging in Place Technology Home Care Care Transitions griswold home care

Griswold Home Care recently posted a piece called, Caregiver Ethics: How to Choose a Reputable In-Home Caregiver that they have graciously allowed us to share with you here.

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