Home Health Care News January 26, 2021
Jack Silverstein

While 2021 in home-based care will not be a retread of 2020, it will share some challenges, and high on the list of challenges is something that was problematic even before the pandemic: staffing. The greatest challenge for home care agencies in 2021 will be staffing matters — hiring and retaining enough nurses, therapists and caregivers to do the work that needs to be done.

This is a huge problem, as agencies experience literally millions of dollars in lost revenue due to lack of adequate staffing each year. The soaring demand for workers in the home is driven primarily by an aging population and seniors leaving nursing homes to be with family during COVID.

Alarmingly, the gap between home care...

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