Our Top 5 Data Points on Home Care Applicants
Hiring in home care is challenging.
The trend we’re seeing right now is that there are just too many applicants coming from job boards, especially from Indeed. How do you handle this today? Here our 5 data points, from ~5000 applicants earlier this year, that will make you rethink how you’re hiring.
1) Only 44% of applicants are in your service area
How do you currently make sure you spend your precious recruiting time with those applicants?
How often do you refer applicants who are outside your service areas to other agencies so that they end up reciprocating to you down the line?
2) 49% of applicants are new to the home care industry
Do you market offering training and support for new caregivers? How do you make them feel confident?
How do you communicate to them in the hiring process?
3) For California agencies, 62% of applicants are not HCA registered
This is a big challenge in California.
How do you help applicants get their HCA registration? Btw, we have a training video for applicants that explains how to go through the process here.
4) 53% of applicants want flexible hours the most (on top of pay)
This is challenging because seniors usually need a steady schedule while caregivers want flexibility.
How do you manage expectations with applicants while making them excited?
Do you have multiple caregivers who can help a single senior?
Do you have the right technology to make give “more” flexibility?
5) 46% of caregivers have schedule restrictions on weekends
This is a challenge for agencies in general. Seniors need help on weekends too right?
How do you make it more attractive to work on weekends?
How do you rotate staff to cover weekend shifts?
How do you manage expectations with your applicants?
At Augusta, we help you get the data you need to make the hiring decisions. Book a demo here if you want to discuss how we can help you!
