Home health care agencies are facing a staffing shortage that shows no signs of easing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 765,000 openings per year for home health aides through 2034, and over 4 million patients went without physician-recommended services last year simply because agencies could not staff them. But the real story […]
Home health care agencies are facing a staffing crisis that shows no signs of slowing down. With the U.S. population aged 65 and older projected to surpass 77 million, demand for in-home care is surging — while the pool of available caregivers continues to shrink. According to McKinsey, the world could be short at least […]
The home health care workforce shortage isn’t going away anytime soon. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than 765,000 annual openings for personal care aides through 2034, and nearly 195,000 for registered nurses every year. Meanwhile, the U.S. home care sector faces an estimated 6.1 million total job openings — ranking second among all […]
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 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 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 […]