Watch the Replay: 2023 Home Care Forecast (Recruiting, Clients and Tech) Webinar
2022 was quite the year for home care. From the caregiver shortage and recruiting coming to the forefront, rising wages and increased costs to service clients, this year still saw the biggest investments in home-based care, ever. United Health bought LHC group for $5B, Dispatch health got $330M in funding and many more.
But, with 2023 off to the races, where will we go from here for private-pay home care agencies whose feet firmly planted in the day-to-day of caring for older adults?
Watch the replay now of this insightful webinar discussion, hosted by Augusta Home Care Recruiting, with four seasoned home care owners and operators who are looking at the year ahead and strategizing about their business needs and growth for 2023. These home care operators will share what they think is coming up in 2023 on a variety of subjects:
Caregiver recruiting and wage increases
Client rates and changes
Caregiver retention programs
Technology in home care
Their biggest investments in the year ahead
Our Panelists
Kenneth Kuck, President, Synergy Home Care of the Inland Empire, CA
Kenneth Kuck is the President and owner of SYNERGY HomeCare with offices in Corona and Anaheim Hills California for over 12 years. SYNERGY HomeCare of is part of a national franchise of non-medical home care offices dedicated to providing exceptional and affordable service to anyone of any age. SYNERGY HomeCare caregivers are available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, to those in need - including seniors, expectant moms, those suffering from sports injuries and debilitating illnesses, and more. As the President of SYNERGY HomeCare Kenneth oversees the operations of the 75 employee corporation.
Kenneth Kuck is a Marketing Executive with extensive experience in building a unified, performance-based marketing culture. Mr. Kuck has demonstrated success in a number of high-level marketing positions across a broad range of industries, both agency and corporate and have gained an expertise that encompasses strategic market planning, organizational leadership and project management. He is an expert in campaign design and new product development.
Kevin Smith, CEO, Best of Care, Inc., MA
Best of Care, Inc. President and CEO Kevin Smith believes that a 360-degree approach is critical to serving the agency’s aging and disabled clients, wherever they choose to call home. In 2007 Kevin joined the business his father, Best of Care Founder Stephen Smith, which Stephen began in 1981.
Having experienced the joys and challenges of caring for his own aging family members, Steve founded Best of Care to offer the right caregiver match and thorough attention to each client’s needs. As Best of Care’s , Kevin Smith is building upon his father’s vision. Under Kevin’s direction, during the past five years Best of Care has grown to employ more than 350 caregivers and deliver home care services to over 1,000 clients per week.
Eric Carr, Director of Operations and Franchise Owner, Home Instead Senior Care of Culver City, CA
As Franchise Owner and Services Director, Eric leads the Home Instead of Culver City support team in all areas of care, training, and community relations.
"I've worked in healthcare for 20 years, and I feel fortunate to enjoy meaningful work that makes a tangible difference in peoples' lives. Home Instead empowers people to age and thrive in place - in the home and community that they love."
Eric feels deep respect and admiration for the love and commitment of family caregivers, and he also sees how challenging it is for family members to care for an aging or disabled loved one while managing other career, parenting and life responsibilities. "Everyone needs support, especially family caregivers who can't always be there when a loved-one needs help. Bringing peace-of-mind to family caregivers is a hugely rewarding part of the work we do."
Christopher “CJ” Rodriguez, Operations, Senior Helpers of Long Beach, CA
Christopher grew up Garden Grove and Long Beach California. He spent time in high school caring for seniors at Brookdale Assisted Living in Garden Grove where his passion for caring for others was born. After graduating high school he attended Santa Fe University of Art and Design in Santa Fe, New Mexico and later Columbia College in Chicago for a BFA in Musical Theatre. During school in Chicago he worked closely with children in after school enrichment programs and summer camps. He later returned to California to assist his mother and grandmother in growing their Senior Helpers franchise. He is so overjoyed to be working with the amazing seniors in Long beach and looks forward to many more years with Senior Helpers of Long Beach.
Hosted by
Jen Waldron, Co-Founder, Augusta Home Care Recruiting
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