Home Health Care News July 3, 2024
When it comes to recruitment and retention, disorganized processes are one of the main reasons home care providers often see a revolving door of caregivers.
That was one of the key takeaways from Activated Insights’ — formerly Home Care Pulse — 2024 Benchmarking Report.
The report found that home care turnover has increased by more than 12% over the past two years. The current industry-wide turnover rate is 79.2%.
This often results in home care providers having to turn away new clients.
Activated Insights also reported the hiring rates across various home-based care sectors. Only 16.4% of home health and hospice nurses applicants were hired in 2023. This was a 25% decrease in applicant-to-hire ratio compared to the previous year.
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