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Why You Need to Be At Better Outcomes 2020!

AlayaCare

The post Why You Need to Be At Better Outcomes 2020! Get your tickets now for our 5th annual user conference September 15 – 17 in Niagara Falls, Ontario It’s March and that means it’s time to start thinking about…September! That’s right, Better Outcomes , our annual user conference, is back and bigger than ever for the new decade.

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2020: The Year of Whole-Person Health and Wellness

AlayaCare

With this in mind, as we enter 2020 with a renewed focus on wellness, those who operate in the delivery of care must embrace the social determinants of health. As Adrian outlined in his predictions for 2020 , the financial wellbeing of caregivers must be a strategic priority for agencies, as satisfied caregivers are directly tied to satisfied clients. The post 2020: The Year of Whole-Person Health and Wellness appeared first on AlayaCare.

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AlayaCare Ranked No. 113 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500™

AlayaCare

Attributes 1,049% Revenue Growth to its employees and clients who are committed to achieving better health outcomes November 18, 2020 – AlayaCare today announced it ranked No. 17 for 2020. Overall, 2020 Technology Fast 500 companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 175% to 106,508% from 2016 to 2019, with median growth of 450%. 113 Fastest-Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500™ appeared first on AlayaCare.

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#Trending: Talk of Technology Evolving in Home Care

AlayaCare

Among the many themes demonstrated by the year 2020 , we know now more than ever that , technology is now imperative to the delivery of ho me care.

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#Trending: Talk of Technology Evolving in Home Care

AlayaCare

Among the many themes demonstrated by the year 2020 , we know now more than ever that , technology is now imperative to the delivery of ho me care.

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6 Tips for Supporting and Celebrating Caregivers This Holiday Season

AlayaCare

The holidays are usually a time filled with celebration and gatherings; a time to reset and recharge – but against the backdrop of a pandemic, 2020 feels a little different.

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How technology can help agencies prioritize risk management in the age of data

AlayaCare

The privacy and security risks to which home care agencies are susceptible have been well-publicized recently. Data breaches affecting home care and home health providers continues to rise, with some reports showing incidents up 83% in the last ten years.

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Expanding our Bubbles during COVID-19

Hospice Volunteering

My latest video

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How Homecare Agencies Can Start Putting Data to Use

AlayaCare

As agencies have tapped modern software to innovate their operations, the promise of a treasure trove of information can quickly be overwhelming … if not leveraged properly.

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People with disabilities during COVID-19

Hospice Volunteering

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/people-disabilities-personal-support-workers-covid19-1.5554052. news/canada/ottawa/people-disabilities-personal-support-workers-covid19-1.5554052. Great article featuring my good friend (and guest speaker in my class many times, Liz Winkelaar

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Caring for Caregivers during Covid-19

Hospice Volunteering

I wanted to share the second video I’ve made for Abbotsford House – this one focusses on the impact of Covid-19 on people who are caring for someone in these challenging times, whether their loved one lives with them, or at a distance, or in a long-term care home or retirement residence.

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AlayaCare partners with Hireology to help care providers streamline hiring and staffing

AlayaCare

Partnership helps to simplify HR processes and scheduling workflows as demand for essential caregivers continue to rise AlayaCare announced today its partnership and integration with leading recruitment CRM provider Hireology to help home and community care organizations streamline hiring and staffing processes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What Do Better Outcomes Mean to Us?

AlayaCare

Submit your ideas and award nominations now for Better Outcomes 2020! If you know AlayaCare, you know that we’re always talking about Better Outcomes.

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AlayaCare’s new Family Portal further modernizes the delivery of home care

AlayaCare

When in-person visits are limited or unavailable as during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s especially urgent to know that our loved ones are okay. Social distancing” and even quarantines shouldn’t hamper our ability to keep tabs on the well-being of millions of seniors and others relying on home care.

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It is high time for Ontario to modernize the home care sector

AlayaCare

Home care is about to change for the better in Ontario and its 14 million residents – at least 2.5 million of whom are over 65.

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Show Your Caregivers Some Love this Valentine’s Day (and Beyond)

AlayaCare

Ah Valentine’s Day – February’s celebration of all things love that managed to evolve beyond romance alone. What makes the day special is that it’s a time to show kids, friends, family and yes, even colleagues and clients that we value and appreciate them.

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Hospice Labor and Employment Trends: The Old and the New in 2020

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

In this episode, we share a lively discussion with colleague Jon Anderson on what should be front of mind for hospices in 2020 from a labor and employment perspective. In this episode, we share a lively discussion with colleague Jon Anderson on what should be front of mind for hospices in 2020 from a labor and employment perspective.

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AlayaCare announced as one of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ companies

AlayaCare

MONTREAL, QC, November 18, 2020 — AlayaCare is presented the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 TM program award for its rapid revenue growth, entrepreneurial spirit and bold innovation. In addition to its Technology Fast 50 accolades, AlayaCare ranked 113th Fastest-Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 500. The 2020 program sponsors include Deloitte, RBC, CBRE, Clarity Recruitment, and Lafond.

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6 Tips for Supporting and Celebrating Caregivers This Holiday Season

AlayaCare

The holidays are usually a time filled with celebration and gatherings; a time to reset and recharge – but against the backdrop of a pandemic, 2020 feels a little different. Given that caregivers report much higher levels of stress than the average person, it’s a certainty that your PSWs, nurses and other caregivers on staff will be feeling the acute strain of 2020, with their professional lives colliding with personal burdens.

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8 Ways to Celebrate the 2020 Holiday Season at a Distance

Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

The holidays are going to look different for most families this year. COVID-19 cases are spiking in both the US and Canada, and this means that it isn’t advisable to travel for the holidays and/or to gather in large groups with our loved ones.

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AlayaCare ranks among Canada’s Top Growing Companies

AlayaCare

September 25, 2020 – AlayaCare is pleased to announce it placed No. 51 on the 2020 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. The full list of 2020 winners, and accompanying editorial coverage, is published in the October issue of Report on Business magazine—out now—and online at tgam.ca/TopGrowing. Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. AlayaCare earned its spot with three-year growth of 1,051%.

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Are You Ready for October 1, 2020? Honing in on CMS’s Impending Election Statement and Election Statement Addendum Requirements

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

Those requirements are set to become effective as early as October 1, 2020. For resources related to this episode, please see the following: CMS, FY 2021 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule CMS, Proposed Modifications to Model Election Statement and New Model Addendum CMS, FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule

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After the Pandemic: Roadmap to Private Duty Agency Success

AlayaCare

In the middle of a pandemic – indeed, amidst a growing second wave of COVID-19 for many countries – it can be difficult to think about an “after” scenario, when the world returns to some semblance of normal. What a year. Yet therein lies the issue, as wha t we remember as normal in 2019 will not return to our industry as we know it.

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Volunteering during a pandemic

Hospice Volunteering

Here’s a lovely article about the resilience and flexibility of hospice services and volunteers in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario. Now more than ever we need to find ways other than in-person to support others in need in our community. link]. Let’s do our best to reach out to neighbours, family members, friends, and people in your community, especially people who may be isolated or alone. Be safe, be healthy, and enjoy the holidays

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How The Right Hiring Software Can Help Your Healthcare Agency

AlayaCare

From Hireology’s 2020 Applicant Experience Report Additionally, the format and feel of your career site matters a great deal to your recruiting process. To say that your healthcare agency has enough to worry about at the moment is likely an understatement. It’s always been tough to hire and retain quality applicants, but the pandemic has made filling essential roles all the more difficult.

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Hospice Chaplains Excel At Leading Patients on a (Spiritual) Journey

Hospice 101

The role of the Hospice Chaplain is such an important role, and benefit, to the hospice team. Their main focus is to provide spiritual support to hospice patients and their loved ones. Very often, our Hospice Chaplains guide patients and loved ones on a personal reflection and spiritual journey. The Hospice Chaplain is like a Taxi Driver for the Hospice Patient. The hospice patient hops into the “taxi” and directs the Chaplain where they would like to go.

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AlayaCare successfully completes SOC 2 Type 1 certification

AlayaCare

August 27, 2020 – Leading home care technology provider, AlayaCare , announced that its core home care and home health platform has successful ly obtained Service Organizational Control ( SOC ) 2 Type 1 certification. C onducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) , AlayaCare’s SOC 2 report demonstrates its commitment to security , governance, risk management and to delivering high-quality services to its clients with developed risk management controls in place.

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5 Ways to Reduce Home Care Worker Turnover

AlayaCare

As revealed in the 2020 Home-Based Care Technology Survey , more than half of respondents chose caregiver shortage as a primary obstacle their home care agency faces today. In today’s environment, the importance of high-quality home care workers cannot be understated.

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Celebrating the Dedicated Work of Hospice Home Health Aides

Hospice 101

June 18-24, 2020 is the week we celebrate Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs). Hospice CNAs (who are known in the hospice world as HHAs or Home Health Aides) are incredibly special individuals and members of the hospice team who provide gentle, compassionate, end-of-life cares for hospice patients. This week, in the field of Hospice, we honor and celebrate our amazing Hospice CNAs (HHAs)!

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Q&A with AlayaCare’s Security and Risk Compliance Expert

AlayaCare

We recently sat down with Richard Guttman, who heads AlayaCare’s data privacy and security division, to discuss best practices in risk and compliance for home care agencies today. In this changing landscape, risk exposure is a growing threat, but one that can be proactively managed with the right data-driven strategy. Why is security and risk compliance important to the delivery of home health care? We’re seeing tremendous fluctuation in the industry when it comes to storing and using data.

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4 Tips to Boost Client Demand for Virtual Care Services

AlayaCare

Still, while agencies may realize the value of such options, our 2020 Home-Based Care Technology Survey and Report found that many are reluctant to implement them – because client demand is low. The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new imperative for virtual care services. As the health-care crisis continues, and social distancing becomes part of our lives for the foreseeable future , implementing care tactics that keep both caregiver and client safe is of the utmost importance.

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How to Expand Your Agency Ecosystem of Care to Support Pediatric Home Health

AlayaCare

Home care agencies across the nation are, as the pandemic has deftly demonstrated, becoming increasingly integral pieces of the health-care ecosystem. Together we’re watching the demand grow, the list of potential in-home services expand , the benefits evol ve, and of course the population age. But at the other end of that population are clients in need of much more support: children.

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The impact of COVID-19 on our views and experiences of death and dying

Hospice Volunteering

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 700,000 deaths world-wide and resulted in millions of casualties. How has the pandemic changed our perceptions, attitudes, and policies towards death and dying? Has it led to a greater understanding and acceptance of death as a part of life? Or has it increased our fear of dying, as people witness the devastation COVID has wrought in long-term care homes and other congregate facilities?

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CAN Health Project Focuses on Stronger Virtual Care Solutions

AlayaCare

The commercialization project will run until the end of 2020. National social enterprise and Canadian software company partner to change the way home care is delivered As the demand for virtual care solutions increases, SE Health and AlayaCare are working together to modernize the in-person home care experience, empowering home care staff, patients, family, caregivers, and other professionals in the circle of care for better health outcomes.

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Visit our New and Improved AlayaCare Ideas Forum!

AlayaCare

Inside our technology company, it’s not just developers who conceive the next innovation. Our gears turn in sync with the actual needs of home care agencies and their clients. Our teams at AlayaCare exist within a community, and we’ve always welcomed and installed ideas that originate with our collaborators: the people who use our software every workday.

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ClearStar appointed by AlayaCare as background screening supplier

AlayaCare

First background screening supplier to integrate with AlayaCare’s leading software for home and community care providers ClearStar (AIM: CLSU), a provider of Human Capital Integrity SM technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening, announces that it has signed an agreement for an integration with a leading end-to-end homecare software platform, AlayaCare.

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Episode 29: Hospice and the Holidays

Living With Hospice

You know, 2020, it's been a crazy year to say the least. This is the last episode of 2020. November 2020Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced or is facing the death of someone they love.

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AlayaCare’s new Family Portal delivers peace of mind to home care clients and their families amidst pandemic

AlayaCare

Secure platform ushers in new standard of care, making clients full partners in their own care plans and connecting them to agencies Montreal, QC – April 30, 2020 – AlayaCare today announced its revamped Family Portal: a secure, online tool for clients, providers and authorized family members to not only access their health care information from any device, anywhere, but be active participants in their own care plans, too.

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Top 10 Learnings For Home Care Agencies from COVID-19

AlayaCare

It reduces the burden on acute care centres and its value has been profoundly demonstrated since March 2020. First, to be clear: we’re all going to be learning about COVID-19’s impact on our industry for a very long time to come. Still, themes are emerging as we move from the acute to the chronic phase of this pandemic.

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How to Start a Conversation with your Hospice Patient About Their Military Service

Hospice 101

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor those men and women who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. Memorial Day is also a good reminder for hospice team members to take the time to listen to, and allow, your patients to share their military service experiences, as a part of their life review.

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Long-Term Care Homes

Hospice Volunteering

People in Ontario and Quebec have expressed shock and anger at the findings of the reports produced by the military personnel who have been deployed to long-term care homes in those provinces. I have watched the news coverage, read the Ontario report closely, and listened to the premiers and the Prime Minister. One question that remains foremost in my mind: what can I do to make sure that the system of long-term care homes is completely overhauled?

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Shining From Within: The Difference Between a Good Hospice Nurse and an Amazing Hospice Nurse.

Hospice 101

Are you a good hospice nurse? Or, are you an AMAZING Hospice Nurse? In my eight-years as a Hospice Nurse, I’ve worked with some good hospice nurses, some bad hospice nurses, and then I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with some AMAZING hospice nurses. I’ve learned, and have seen through observations firsthand, what truly makes a good hospice nurse different from an AMAZING hospice nurse. But can this difference be taught? Or does the difference come within?

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What’s going to happen?

Hospice Volunteering

What’s going to happen? As restrictions because of COVID-19 begin to loosen across Canada, I wanted to share my latest video. I was asked to produce a series of short videos on the impact of COVID-19 on seniors. This video explores the possibilities and challenges we face today

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