by CareAcademy | Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Keeping clients happy and satisfied is essential to the success of any business, and home care agencies are no different. In some industries satisfaction can be straightforward to achieve, such as a coffee shop simply remaking a drink until a customer is happy with...
by CareAcademy | Jun 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
As many home care agencies know caregiver recruitment and onboarding is a big problem. According to the 2018 Home Care Benchmarking study, the 90-day caregiver turnover rate is around 66%. This means that every 4 to 6 months on average, an agency needs to completely...
by CareAcademy | May 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Caregivers who are able to identify and care for individuals with dementia are much more prepared to care for an older population than those who are not. Caregivers need to have basic dementia care training to successfully care for older adults with dementia. Let’s...
by CareAcademy | Apr 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Caregivers are the face of your organization. Therefore, hiring talent that accurately represents your company’s values and mission is imperative to growing your business. So what do you need to look for when hiring a caregiver? While tangible skills will first come...
by CareAcademy | Apr 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Online learning. Web-based training. Interactive lectures. We use many names to describe eLearning or training that is delivered through an electronic device—be it a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Since this type of training comes in a variety of forms, including...
by CareAcademy | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
Caring for patients with memory loss can be a challenging endeavor requiring a special set of skills to learn how to manage the symptoms and behavioral changes that occur as a person’s memory loss advances. In Illinois, the number of people who suffer from Alzheimer’s...