Carefree Home Care Uncovers and Resolves Caregiver Training Shortcoming

Carefree Home Care began in 2013 when Michelle and her sister-in-law Leslie brought together their first-hand experiences as family caregivers and started their own agency in Orange, CA. Leslie’s parents had recently contracted with a private caregiver and Michelle had cared for her husband, mother, and father-in-law before they each passed with cancer.

Together they each knew the value of allowing family to step back from caregiver roles and focus on just being family. Drawing from Michelle’s 35+ years in Human Resources at UPS and Leslie’s extensive background as an RN and experience as COO of Lindora Clinic, they were able to build a successful home care agency in which they were personally invested.

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In 2017 Carefree Home Care decided to partner with Home Care Pulse to benchmark their agency’s performance against the rest of the industry and capture unfiltered feedback from their clients and caregivers. Even though they were trying to touch base with everyone regularly, they found it was a challenge to connect with all of their clients and some kept their distance. They also wanted to show their clients and prospects their dedication to providing quality care.

Carefree Home Care quickly learned that perception is truly reality when it comes to client and caregiver satisfaction. Though they had an online training program set up for caregivers, their caregiver feedback indicated that this was an area that needed improvement. Based on the feedback and satisfaction ratings they received, they decided to revamp their training with an in-service training program. The changes are making a big difference. After making the change, they were able to see caregiver satisfaction ratings for training trend upward. They also earned a Best of Home Care – Employer of Choice award and are using it to set their agency apart in conversations with prospective clients and in job ads.

Carefree Home Care uses their client and caregiver satisfaction trend reports in their monthly meetings, so they can make data-backed decisions and continuously track their impact. They now know where to focus their efforts and can make tough decisions with confidence. Carefree Home Care has used their reports to adjust roles around the office and more recently decided that it was time to bring in a different scheduling coordinator based on client and caregiver feedback on communication.