Vision | The Care Leaders' Podcast

Welcome to Vision: The Care Leaders’ Podcast—a podcast that gives you an inside look at what’s happening in home care, home health, and hospice. Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar sit down with industry leaders to discuss pressing challenges, operational best practices, rising trends, and answer top-of-mind questions from providers across the nation. Catch a new episode of Vision every other Tuesday.

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Episodes

Right at Home CEO Shares 'The Positive Side of COVID-19 — and He Doesn't Mean the Test Results'

Brian Petranick, CEO of international home care organization, Right at Home discusses why the consumers mindset has changed, why your agency is more agile than ever, which workplace adaptations are most beneficial and what opportunities you need to capitilize on now.

Sep 22, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Why The HCAOA Created 2 New Committees That Will Change the Industry According to Association Director, Vicki Hoak

“It is absolutely going to be a challenge to get all this done,” says Vicki Hoak, Executive Director of the HCAOA. On this episode of Vision, Miriam and Vicki talk about the launch of 2 new Committees formed by the HCAOA, where the industry is heading over the next 12 months and what you can expect at the HCAOA’s Annual Leadership Conference.

Sep 15, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Referrals, Revenue & Retention Tips - 30 Minutes with Steve "The Hurricane"

Steve "The Hurricane" is here to talk about agency owners biggest challenges with recruitment/retention, sales/marketing and increasing existing revenue streams. He'll share a few of his professional coaching tips that can increase revenue, decrease turnover and boost your team's morale.

Sep 08, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 9

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Home Care Owners

Nick Mecham and Garth Crane are Customer Success Managers at Home Care Pulse. Every day they consult with home care agency owners about best practices to grow their business. In the course of their time at Home Care Pulse combined they’ve consulted with over 4,000 agencies. Today, they’re here to tell us about the top 7 habits they’ve learned from highly effective home care owners.

Sep 01, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8

JEVS CEO Explains How to Create a Culture With 99% Caregiver Satisfaction

Michael Ferraina, CEO of JEVS Care at Home breaks down how to build a lasting culture, how you communicate and implement culture and why orienting your business around company culture will make the greatest difference to your quality of care.

Aug 25, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Home Care Sales & Marketing: What Is and Isn't Working Right Now

Merrily Orsini, Founder and CEO of corecubed, dives into the current landscape of all things home care sales and marketing. She'll cover how salespeople can get creative to stay engaged with referral sources and why agencies need to fine tune their digital marketing strategies to increase exposure and draw in new business.

Aug 18, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Georgetown Home Care Told Local Hospitals it Takes COVID-Positive Patients - Here's What Happened

John Bradshaw's, CEO of Georgetown Home Care made the decision to take COVID-positive patients and he's here to tell us his story. We'll talk through his realization point, what his agency needed (PPE, training, resources) to take those patients and most importantly how he got his aides on board with this new game plan.

Aug 11, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Eye-Opening Insights into the Evolving Caregiver Hiring Landscape

On this episode of Vision, Brandi Kurtyka will dive into how labor trends are continuing to evolve as we move forward, what the hiring landscape will look like if this recession becomes long-term and what areas of opportunity there are for agencies hiring right now.

Jul 27, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Learning from Past Recessions: Cutting Costs, Reducing Turnover & Increasing Revenue

Stephen Tweed has been in home care for several economic downturns, including the Great Recession and he's joining us to talk about what he's learned from past economic downturns and what insight that will give agency owners navigating current challenges.

Jul 21, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2

High-level Assessment of PPE, Fiscal Stability and Home Care Advancement Opportunities

Al Cardillo is one of the brightest minds in home care and currently serves as the President of the Home Care Association of New York State. Al's here to talk about the current state of home care in NY, what the support of PPE supplies looks like with resurges happening, what the fiscal and financial landscape looks like and what the major opportunities are out there for providers right now.

Jul 17, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Fascinating Operational Takeaways from Family Resource Home Care in the Ongoing Crisis

In this episode, we’ll be talking about what operations and protocols Jeff's agency has adopted during COVID-19, which of those adoptions has been most influential and why, and which adoptions we’re making as an industry and which Jeff believes will become mainstream post-crisis.

Jul 08, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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