CellTrak Blog

Have you ever contemplated the risks your remote workers face when they provide home health services? In 2010, the health care and social assistance industry reported 653,900 cases of injuries and illnesses — more than any other private industry sector reported. Can your employees avoid being the next case?

For the typical home care agency caregiver, providing care consumes only a sliver of time. The majority of time is spent checking the schedule, travelling to client homes, reviewing the care plan, verifying visits, reporting mileage, and adding notes from visits.

Implementing the right care delivery software can change this all.

Across the United States, the “Fight for $15” movement has taken hold in many industries that employ hourly workers, and home care is one of them.

It’s often said that the key to success for modern organizations is to find the optimum marriage of people, processes and technology. That’s certainly true for home health care organizations these days. With pressure rising on all sides to reduce costs and improve margins, agencies must find the right balance on that three-legged stool.

Health care delivery has evolved rapidly over the last decade. Medical treatments performed in a hospital or clinic still comprise a large chunk of care, but according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fastest growing industry is home health care services. Employment for home care services is projected to increase by almost 60 percent between 2012 and 2022.