Tag: workforce

Webinar: 2022 Workforce Data Study Overview

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:00 PM Eastern/1:00 PM CT REGISTER With nearly 5 million direct care workers, this workforce is the largest workforce in the United States. Despite the high demand for caregivers, who provide essential services for older adults and people with disabilities- too few people are entering the profession, workers are leaving in…

Webinar: 2022 Workforce Data Study Overview

Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:00 PM Eastern/1:00 PM CT REGISTER With nearly 5 million direct care workers, this workforce is the largest workforce in the United States. Despite the high demand for caregivers, who provide essential services for older adults and people with disabilities- too few people are entering the profession, workers are leaving in…

5 Critical Problems the Home-Based Care Industry is Facing

Kristen Wheeler, Executive Director of Private Duty at NAHC, shares some of the most common issues in the industry and what providers need to focus on to create long-term career for their employees. Question #1: What are the five critical issues issues affecting the care industry. Question #2: When we combine these 5 problems, how are…

The State of the Direct Care Workforce Study Reveals New Insight to Recruit & Retain Care Workers

NAHC and MissionCare Collective (MCC) analyzed 67,000+ direct care workers to better understand the people delivering care across the United States Amid a national shortage of home-care workers that deepened during the covid-19 pandemic, a new study unveils fresh insights to increase workforce capacity and reduce turnover. The State of The Direct Care Workforce Study,…

New Independent Contractor Test Increases Risk of Independent Contractor Misclassification in the Home-Based Care Industry

By Angelo Spinola & Matthew Kapsak of Polsinelli The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is about to issue a Proposed Rule that will have a significant impact on the test used to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Proposed Rule, if adopted, will…

Florida’s Medicaid Workers Minimum Wage Increases to $15

Effective October 1, 2022, Florida home care providers serving clients in the Medicaid system, either directly or through a Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) plan, must pay employees at least $15.00/hour. This mandate is part of Freedom First budget signed by Governor Ron DeSantis early this summer. NAHC’s Executive Director of Private Duty, Kristen Wheeler,…

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to COVID-19 Worker Vax Mandate

On Monday, October 3, the United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal from ten states attorneys general, declining to hear their legal challenge to the COVID-19 health care worker vaccination mandate created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The mandate, which included exemptions for religious purposes, applied to about 10.4 million workers at care facilities that receive…

Webinar Today: Why Recruit When You Can Retain?

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 2:00-3:00 PM ET Register now! Workforce issues are always at or near the top of everyone’s mind in home care and hospice. Attracting qualified employees is a constant challenge for providers, but wouldn’t it be better to retain the qualified and experienced workers you already have, rather than spend endless hours…

NAHC Workforce Data Study: 7 Caregiver Personas

Thursday, September 22 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET Register now! NAHC and MissionCare Collective partnered to run a data study on 67K direct care workers, unveiling the seven personas of a caregiver and key considerations to recruit, train, and engage this workforce. Join Brandi Kurtyka, CEO of MissionCare Collective, and Bill Dombi, President of NAHC for a 1-hour…

NAHC Workforce Data Study: 7 Caregiver Personas

NAHC and MissionCare Collective partnered to run a data study on 67K direct care workers, unveiling the seven personas of a caregiver and key considerations to recruit, train, and engage this workforce.

Join Brandi Kurtyka, CEO of MissionCare Collective, and Bill Dombi, President of NAHC for a 1-hour webinar covering the highlights from the study and to learn more about each persona.

The full study will be released during the 2022 NAHC annual conference. All webinar attendees will receive a full copy upon release.

Can’t make it? Register to receive a copy of the study.