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AlayaCare’s Response to Taking the Pulse: A Snapshot of Canadian Health Care, 2023

By Hannah Cameron / August 8, 2023

Home care is pivotal in addressing the challenges highlighted in the report “Taking the Pulse: A Snapshot of Canadian Health Care 2023.” The report sheds light on the evolving healthcare landscape in Canada, including issues such as an aging population, increasing healthcare costs, and the strain on hospital resources. Home care offers several key benefits…

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6 ways your home care staff can increase caregiver retention

By AlayaCare / June 10, 2022

A major challenge and significant pain point of any business is the retention of employees. How to retain caregivers continues to be the main question agencies are asking as they shift their focus to growth in 2022. Many home care agencies are adapting to meet the needs of their caregivers to improve caregiver satisfaction.    

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More home care funding is coming. What does this mean for agencies?

By AlayaCare / June 3, 2022

Demand to age in place at home has grown steadily for decades and has spiked over the last few years. Meanwhile, many home care agencies are struggling. And families are facing months-long waitlists for care due to the ongoing caregiver shortage. “I’ve never heard such frustration over finding workers, and I’ve been doing this for…

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Home Care Applicant Tracking: Managing Employee Applications With AlayaCare

By AlayaCare / January 5, 2018

The need for home health aides and care workers is forecasted to grow by almost 70% between 2010 and 2020. According to Home Care Pulse, nearly 63% of home care providers report caregiver shortages as the single greatest threat to their growth.

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When it Comes to New Home Health Software, Get the Most Out of Training

By AlayaCare / September 18, 2017

We are creatures of habit. We grow stronger, increasingly confident, and more efficient with perfected routines and constant patterns of work. Few of us do well with change.

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How to Build the Right Home Care Software? Ask the Customer

By AlayaCare / September 7, 2017

At AlayaCare, our values include client focus and constant innovation. And when it comes to delivering the best home care software on the market, the two go hand-in-hand. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to firmly involve our clients in the evolution of our product, to ensure that the technology we offer is tailored…

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Top Five Reasons a Home Care Agency Switches Software

By AlayaCare / July 21, 2017

Home care agencies of today need modern homecare software solutions. Some have existing software that can adapt while others feel stuck with something that may not be functioning to expectation — precisely when they start exploring new options.

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Why Home Care Agencies Need Technology to Succeed

By AlayaCare / August 22, 2016

The projections for home health care demand over the next decade have hit an all-time high. One market research report states that the home health care sector is expected to reach USD 349.8 Billion by 2020, up from USD 227.5 Billion in 2015 (marketsandmarkets, 2015). This presents home care agencies with an incredible opportunity to…

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Meet Courtney and Why She Believes AlayaCare is Making a Difference

By AlayaCare / June 30, 2016

  I believe in AlayaCare for many reasons; these reasons are always accumulating and changing as I learn and evaluate. The time I spent with our Development team last week is the inspiration for this post and why I believe in AlayaCare most (this week).

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Reducing Hospital Readmissions: It’s Not Just About the Numbers

By AlayaCare / March 1, 2016

According to the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), hospitalizations account for nearly one-third of the total $2 trillion spent on healthcare in the United States, and a substantial portion of these are avoidable patient readmissions. Government reforms such as The Affordable Care Act have been putting increased pressure on hospitals to reduce readmission rates or…

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