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March 6, 2024

5 tips to improve and better utilize your home-based care plans

Poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse.  Home Care Pulse’s podcast episode, Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast, featuring AlayaCare’s Senior Product Manager Lorraine Toderdash, featured advice on how to improve and better utilize care plans to increase…

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How to Leverage Data Science in Home Care [3 step guide]
February 28, 2024

3 steps to leverage data science in home care

The potential for leveraging data in home care organizations is undeniable. However, as organizations begin to collect and interpret data, navigating this evolving landscape can be daunting.   Launching a data science project without the right strategy can often lead to results that don’t meet expectations and leave project managers fielding some tough queries from their…

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3 ways HCBS can prepare for an increased demand
February 6, 2024

What does radical transformation mean for home-based care? Insights from discussions with leaders attending HomeCare 100

‘Radical transformation,’ this year’s theme from the HomeCare 100 Winter Conference in January, prompted many discussions among home-based care leaders and industry experts in the halls of the Fairmont Scottdale Princess. But what does it truly mean, and why did one of the most exclusive home-based care conferences in North America decide to anchor their…

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February 1, 2024

How do you handle repetitive tasks in home-based care? 5 tips to reduce time on admin tasks and focus more on your clients

57% of home care agencies reported that they spend up to 3 hours a day on administrative tasks such as data entry, tracking patient records, etc., according to a survey conducted by Home Health Care News. In addition, home-based care providers who work in rural areas often must travel long distances to get to their…

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AI and caregiver churn
January 25, 2024

Embracing AI technology to recruit and retain caregivers: HHCN’s Continuum panel highlights

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for decades — since 1956, to be exact. However, the recent emergence of OpenAI, ChatGPT, and other large language models (LLMs) have catapulted this technology into the collective consciousness. Now, many in home-based care are wondering how AI can be leveraged in operations, primarily to tackle the ongoing challenge of…

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January 23, 2024

Tackling the caregiver shortage: 5 effective strategies for retention 

The caregiver shortage and high turnover rates in the home-based care industry are a constant struggle for organizations. Currently, the turnover rate is about 80%, and replacing an employee can cost over $4,500 USD in resources. So, the big question is, why is the turnover rate so high in this industry? How have other home-based…

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5 Ways for your Home Care Agency to Deal with Margin Squeeze
January 18, 2024

Successful software implementation: The AlayaCare implementation approach

Are you looking for a roadmap to implement software successfully? Well, we’ve got you covered! Discover essential strategies to align new software with your business processes, manage the transition, and drive user adoption. Trust us: the success of software implementation is crucial for the overall efficiency, productivity, and growth of your organization. That’s why it’s…

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3 ways HCBS can prepare for an increased demand
January 16, 2024

Operations leaders roundtable: Top trends, challenges & opportunities facing home-based care today [webinar recap]

From dwindling resources and decreasing referrals to payment delays and payer difficulties, you name it, and today’s home care agencies are facing it. Most often, it is operations leaders who are tasked with balancing these various market constraints, all while improving internal business efficiencies and enhancing caregiver and patient satisfaction.  AlayaCare is no stranger to…

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Predictions for home-based care in 2024 in North America 
January 10, 2024

Predictions for home-based care in 2024 in North America 

Author: Adrian Schauer, CEO of AlayaCare A year ago, we anticipated the industry gearing up to manage repetitive tasks more efficiently. With economic and resource restraints, we see the industry embracing the opportunity to achieve more with less through solutions such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), highly personalized care plans, the adoption of integrated care models,…

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