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Caregiver Retention in Home Care: Practical Strategies to Keep Your Best Staff
Let's face it. Caregivers don’t leave because they are lazy or disloyal. The majority of them care! But when the care systems fall apart, when they feel overwhelmed, unsupported, invisible, they...
What Agencies Get Wrong About Recruiting (and How to Fix It)
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The home care "caregiver shortage" isn't always a shortage of people - it's a failure of logistics and geography. Agencies that filter for zip code, availability, and speed-to-interview before...
How Home Care Agencies Can Add Paid Care Management
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Most home care agencies only enter the picture when a family is already in crisis and ready for 20-plus hours of care per week. That leaves months or years of earlier engagement on the table -...
Medicare GUIDE: The Private Pay Strategy You're Overlooking
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Most private duty home care agencies look at the Medicare GUIDE program's reimbursement and walk away. That's the wrong math. The agencies approaching $1 million in GUIDE-related revenue aren't...
EVV Software Demo Checklist: What to Ask and Test Before You Buy
TL;DR: Most EVV demos show you the clean path - a caregiver clocks in, the visit completes, the record submits. What they don't show you is what happens when GPS doesn't match, a caregiver forgets to...
Home Care Payroll Software: Features, Compliance & EVV Checklist
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Home care payroll isn't "just payroll." The right software has to translate real-world care delivery into accurate pay - handling overtime and blended rates, travel time, shift differentials,...
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