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 reality that isn’t going away anytime soon. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects over 765,000 annual openings for home health aides through 2034, and recent industry analysis shows that more than 4.2 million patients in 2024 alone didn’t receive recommended care because agencies simply couldn’t staff the […]
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 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 […]