Caresmartz & Industry Experts Organized a Webinar for Home Care Community to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak

The novel coronavirus has affected millions of people around the globe and the entire home care industry is going through the toughest time during this crisis.

Home care industry experts understand that this is a crucial time for home care organizations that are delivering personal care services across the United States to ensure that elderly people remain safe at their place.

Caresmartz and FirstLight Home Care have come together to provide the highest level of support and guidance for the agencies through an insightful webinar.

The Webinar: “Home Care: Successfully Managing Your Business during the COVID-19 Outbreak” provides insights into the home care business best practices that can lend a hand in minimizing the financial impacts and accelerating productivity.

The Keynote Speaker: Jeff Bevis Co-Founder & CEO (FirstLight Home Care) depicts the necessary actions that a home care agency should take during the crisis to avoid unnecessary impact on the revenues, quality of care, and most importantly the safety of the clients & caregivers.

Here are the highlights from the webinar, which can be accessed from Caresmartz’s website.

· Stabilizing revenues & financial impacts: The home care industry mavens provide the best of their experience in helping agencies to manage things precisely in a way that the overall revenues aren’t affected and the quality of care remains consistent.

· Recruiting and managing caregivers remotely: One of the biggest concerns for home care agencies today is to recruit and manage skilled caregivers, and the experts provide their insights to deal with the situation efficiently by utilizing the resources wisely. The use of technology can be a game-changer for the industry to remotely recruit caregivers.

· Enhance your delivery of care: The agencies must not compromise on the quality of care for their precious clients during the crisis. They need to identify the areas which need consistent improvements to meet the demands of the clients.

· Communicate with clients and their loved ones: One of the crucial aspects of ensuring quality care and concern for your clients is to get in touch with them frequently. This will help them in assuring that you are well prepared for the pandemic and making every effort to ensure their safety and quality of care.

· Screen caregivers before their shift: Screening caregivers before they clock-in is the most essential part of care delivery today. Checking the caregivers for any symptoms associated with COVID-19 will help to ensure the safety of the clients.

· Support your network operations: One must focus on supporting the network operations, which significantly enhances the quality of care.

· Use technology to remain efficient: The use of technology is important today and every agency should leverage the potential of a smart home care management solution that can streamline the processes and manage operations efficiently.

About Keynote Speaker:

Jeff Bevis is President and CEO of FirstLight Home Care. With more than 30 years of experience in franchising, Jeff displays a successful track record of accelerating growth in a variety of franchise concepts. His expertise includes senior management leadership, as well as the development of a major senior care franchise brand within four years.