We recently published a piece called The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Home Care Agencies that shared our top observations of consistent practices that we see in agencies that are thriving.  My mentor and good friend Ginny Kenyon, from Kenyon Home Care Consulting (www.kenyonhcc.com), went in the opposite direction with her most recent post, entitled, Sink or Swim: 5 Reasons a Home Health Startup Signals SOS.  It's a great article that I highly recommend that you read.  Ginny doesn't market her services too aggressively because she wants to focus on educating you with her blog.  However, if you are noticing these warning signs in your agency, then I highly recommend that you contact Ginny.

5 Warning Signs of Home Health Agency Start-up Failure

Here are the 5 warning signs:

1. No Business Plan or Budget
2. No Operations Plan or Procedure Manual
3. Sales and Marketing Efforts Don't Exist - Or They Don't Work
4. No Clients or Patients after 3 Months
5. Nothing Sets You Apart from the Competition

What to do next?

 Here's the plan:

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