Lakewood, Colorado-based Vivo Infusion announced Stephan Rodgers as CEO. Rodgers has over 25 years of health care experience, including home care, insurance, consulting and employee benefits. Before joining Vivo Infusion, Rodgers was CEO at AccentCare for over a decade. He was also formerly CEO of OptumHealth Collaborative Care, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) […]
Category: Staffing
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has undergone a strategic shift of late to focus more on health care services, as well as home-based health care services. Now, it appears it could be on the brink of a showdown with an activist investor. CVS Health leaders reportedly met with Glenview Capital – the rumored activist investor – […]
Without a supportive organizational culture, home-based care providers run the risk of seeing their employees burnout and turnover. Organizational culture refers to the shared beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors and practices that define an organization. It includes unwritten rules, norms and social patterns that influence the behavior and interactions of individuals within the organization. When employees […]
The home-based care staffing environment will always be a challenge for providers, but things look far better now than they did two years ago in the wake of the pandemic. However, one area that remains a lingering problem for providers is nurses, and specifically nurses who are leveraging a worker shortage to maximize earning power. […]
Today’s caregivers face many workforce challenges – from low wages to burnout – but new data from HHAeXchange shows that, despite these challenges, they are passionate about what they do and the impact that they have on clients. “Individuals go into the role of being a caregiver, normally because they have a passion for helping […]
Office staff have the highest client satisfaction scores among home health care provider employees. They also have the lowest administrative salaries. These salaries can impact job satisfaction and cause employees to seek employment elsewhere, according to the 2024 Activated Insights Benchmarking Report. Some organizations are turning to recognition to combat this trend. “Employee recognition is […]
A recent study from Transcend Strategy Group found that more than 50% of caregivers have experienced or witnessed at least one incident of workplace violence or harassment. When asked if they felt they could leave an unsafe environment without fear of retaliation from their employer, only 48% strongly agreed. Transcend Strategy Group, based in Curtice, […]
The direct care workforce, a crucial backbone of the health care industry, faces unprecedented challenges when it comes to overall wellbeing, as revealed in the newly released 2024-2025 State of the Direct Care Workforce Report by St. Petersburg, Florida-based MissionCare Collective. Based on MissionCare Collective’s comprehensive data, the report illuminates important issues related to caregivers’ emotional, physical and […]
In home care, turnover tends to beget more turnover. If providers don’t nip the issue in the bud, they will open themselves up to a larger problem. Home care agencies report average turnover rates of 76%, which challenges their ability to deliver high-quality services. High employee turnover also means high financial costs. On average, caregiver […]
Heather Helle, president and chief operating officer of Bayada Home Health Care, believes that home-based care could benefit from having more women in leadership roles. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Moorestown, New Jersey, Bayada provides in-home clinical care and support services for children and adults, including hospice, behavioral health, and rehabilitation in 21 states […]
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