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The Challenge of Recruiting Caregivers

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Having talented and experienced caregivers is the key to operating a successful home care agency. Unfortunately, maintaining caregivers in the home health care industry has been a struggle, and it results in a high turnover rate. This poses the question, why is it such a challenge to hire and keep caregivers considering there is a…

How to Train Caregivers to Start Making Real Changes in Patient’s Lives

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In any profession, providing thorough and proper training is pivotal to ensuring employees are completing their job to the best of their ability. With caregivers especially, training is an essential part of making sure patients receive the best care possible. Often, proper training is the difference between life and death of a patient. Inadequate training…

Tips to Get Caregivers to Complete Their Annual Training

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Many caregivers do not complete their annual training. This is a significant issue, as compliance with yearly training is essential for home care agencies. Also, the skills needed to take care of older adults and others effectively are constantly changing. Caregivers need to stay up-to-date to provide the best care. showd.me asked agencies why professional…