Home Health & Hospice Week

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Aide Pay Shoots Up 4% Under COVID

If you’ve had to pay higher wages to attract aides, you are not alone. A new study found that the average hourly rate for a home health aide in 2020 increased 3.9 percent compared to 2019. The 2020 rate was $25.62, says long-term care insurance software vendor LTCG. “Meanwhile, the average per-visit rate for a registered nurse in 2020 was [...]
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