Caregiver Management

32 Caregiver Interview Questions to Help You Find the Right Hire If you’re looking to hire great caregivers who will be long-term employees at your agency, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That’s why building a team of home care aides who will provide exceptional care for clients and become a lasting part of your company starts with asking the right caregiver interview questions. While a lot of valuable information can be found in a caregiver’s resume, finding great staff is about more than their experience – especially as many agencies are preparing for future home...

Few home care leaders entered 2022 with as much optimism as they did in 2021. Record-high absenteeism in December and January left most of us with little time to reflect on how we did last year and how we hope to improve this year. But even as we approach spring, there’s still time to take stock of how your business – and the home care industry in general – fared in 2021. And to use that information to improve your operations going forward. What did the home care industry in the United States look like in numbers last year? And...

Even with the rapid vaccines rollout, the COVID 19 pandemic is still affecting communities across the world. This has overwhelmed caregivers and has also made hiring caregivers a very tough task, making the need for caregiving to grow exponentially. There are many things to take into account during this time. Most importantly, the needs of your loved ones matter a lot. What will you do if they need care? Who can you trust to help them? And more… What a Home Care Business Needs to Consider When Hiring a Caregiver Here are 4 key issues you need to consider before hiring...

Caregiving is a tough job; it's difficult enough to care for one person, let alone many. The caregiver role can be challenging at times and may even seem overwhelming. Here are 10 signs that will help identify quality caregivers: 1. Respectful Quality caregivers show respect for themselves and others by speaking respectfully, treating all people with equal dignity, and showing courtesy through their actions towards others. 2. Honest Honesty goes hand-in-hand with respectfulness because honesty means being truthful about what has been done or not done. A quality caregiver will be honest while maintaining confidentiality. They don't make false claims...

Your caregivers are essential partners and play a crucial role in the growth of your home care business. However, if one of your caregivers decides to poach a client, your company could suffer significant damage. In many cases, caregivers leaving agency work to start working privately, or those taking care of clients moving to a different agency poach clients and work with them directly. There are three significant reasons why your caregiver would work directly with your client: They have worked together for long. Your client is offering to increase your caregiver's pay Administrative or cultural issues within your company...