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How To Build Amazing Self Direction Programs That Actually Work

By | on 19, Jan 2025 |   home care heroes Podcast

This episode of Home Care Heroes and Day Service Stars features Melody Ray, Executive Director of ReSOARces, a nonprofit in Kentucky. Melody discusses self-direction programs for individuals with inte[...]

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Combat Caregiver Applicant Ghosting with These Tips

By | on 06, Jan 2025 |

This episode of Home Care Heroes and Day Service Stars features Jen Waldron from Augusta Software, addressing the prevalent issue of caregiver job applicants ghosting employers. Jen identifies key cha[...]

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Beyond Caregiver Burnout: Understanding and Healing Caregiver-specific Trauma

By | on 02, Nov 2024 |   home care heroes Podcast

Our guest, Dr. Lorre Laws, is an author and research scientist who has focused her research on this very problem, and she has learned that “burnout” is an oversimplification. Her research has found th[...]

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Risk Less / Do More: Top US Government Advocate emphasizes Covid, Flu and RSV Vaccines

By | on 27, Oct 2024 |

In this episode of the podcast, we were honored to meet with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kari Benson. Her entire career has been focused on the promotion of Home and Commun[...]

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Understanding Alzheimer's is KEY to Becoming a Better Caregiver!

By | on 01, Oct 2024 |

79 year old Sam Simon could tell that his memory was fading and finally was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Faced with this, Sam has dedicated himself to awareness of what Alzheimer's [...]

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Why Combining Home Care and Day Services Benefits Clients and Agencies

By | on 10, Aug 2024 |

Home care is amazing! Older folks overwhelmingly fear loss of independence and institutionalization more than death. Home Care can save the day for folks when they lose their ability to perform Activi[...]

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Virtual Care: A High Margin Service to Help Home Care Agencies Grow

By | on 05, Aug 2024 |

I was skeptical about whether "Virtual Care" would be a good service for home care agencies, but I was proven wrong. In summary, this is a great way to differentiate your agency and to add a high-marg[...]

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Adding Adult Day Services to Home Care brings Synergy and Margins

By | on 19, Jul 2024 |

When Bill Zagorski took over his family's elder care services agency, they were mostly doing non-medical home care. Now they're mostly providing Adult Day health Services and their revenue per caregiv[...]

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Finance Expert Explains How to Ensure Business and Owner Success

By | on 24, Jun 2024 |   Care Coordination

Carla Titus is an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with a strong passion for home care and day servicer based on her experience attaining the best possible care for her aging father-in-law. O[...]

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Caregiver Safety: Alarming Situations and Solutions

By | on 30, May 2024 |   Care Coordination

The safety of healthcare workers is a large issue and a large concern. Home Care workers including Direct Service Professionals (DSPs) who provide supportive services for individuals experiencing inte[...]

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Caregiver Rewards That Make an Impact

By | on 08, Apr 2024 |   Care Coordination

This episode of Home Care Heroes and Day Service Stars welcomes Joe Kraus and Linda Donev, a brother and sister team who have had a long and positive impact on the Home Care industry. Joe and Linda cr[...]

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Creating an Irresistible Offer for Caregiver Recruiting

By | on 12, Mar 2024 |   Care Coordination

Caregiver Recruiting and Retention is the top concern of agency owners and the most-discussed topic on Home Care Heroes and Day Service Stars. In this episode, Nick Bonitatibus returns to the podcast [...]

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