Home health care agencies across the country are facing a workforce crisis that shows no signs of easing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 765,000 annual openings for home health aides through 2034, while 54 percent of agency leaders cite staffing shortages as their single biggest barrier to growth. But here is what […]
Home health care agencies across the country are facing a staffing reality that hiring alone cannot fix. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects over 765,000 aide openings per year through 2034, and more than four million patients already missed recommended home health services in 2024 due to capacity constraints. But here is what many agency […]
Home health care agencies are facing a staffing reality that isn’t going away any time soon. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects over 765,000 annual openings for home health aides and personal care workers through 2034, while demand continues to outpace supply. But here’s what many agency leaders are realizing: the binding constraint on capacity […]
It is 6:12 AM on a Tuesday. Your scheduler picks up the phone — one of your most reliable caregivers cannot make it to work today. Suddenly, seven patients across three zip codes have no one coming to their doors. The dominoes start falling immediately: overtime costs for whoever can cover, frustrated patients who were […]
Home health care is growing faster than almost any other segment of the healthcare industry, and agencies are feeling the pressure. With nearly 60 million Americans over age 65 today — a number projected to reach 82 million by 2050 — demand for in-home services has never been higher. About 90% of seniors prefer to […]
If you run a home health care agency, you know that scheduling is often the most stressful part of your day. Between last-minute call-offs, changing client needs, and trying to match skills with availability, it can feel like you are constantly putting out fires instead of growing your business. When scheduling is done manually or […]
If you run a home health care agency, you already know the numbers don’t add up. Demand for in-home services is surging — driven by aging Baby Boomers, a strong preference for aging in place, and expanded Medicare coverage for chronic care management — but the workforce hasn’t kept pace. According to research from the […]
For years, many home health agencies have run their entire operations on a fragile foundation of spreadsheets, phone trees, and good intentions. But as we move further into 2026, the math no longer works. With caregiver turnover rates stubbornly high and patient demand outpacing available staff, the hidden costs of manual scheduling—missed visits, overtime blowouts, […]
In a move that will ripple across the home health and hospice industries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on May 13, 2026, a temporary nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for home health agencies and hospice providers. The decision comes as part of a sweeping anti-fraud initiative aimed at weeding out […]
Home health agencies across the country are facing a workforce crisis that’s nothing short of urgent. With caregiver turnover rates consistently hovering around 79 percent, agencies are spending more time recruiting and training than they are focusing on care delivery. The numbers paint a stark picture: it costs agencies roughly $4,000 to $8,000 to replace […]