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Just Issued New Rule: Home Care Companies Must Pay Overtime
By Stephen Tweed, CSP
 The US Department of Labor has issued it's ruling on the "companionship exemption" for overtime and minimum wage for home care workers. We've been watching this discussion for several years now, and we knew the rule was coming.
It's here!
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You Take Care of Mom, But WHO Will Take Care of YOU?
By Stephen Tweed
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Take the Guess out of Guesswork in Selecting and Hiring Caregivers and Office Staff
By Diane West
 By asking the right questions, you can help determine if your job applicants are a good fit for the job you want them to do. Whether you are hiring caregivers, office staff, or sales professionals, asking the right questions is critical to your success.
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How do People Pay for Home Care?
 Research conducted by The Academy for Private Duty Home CareŽ shows that there are millions of seniors in the US and Canada who have the personal net worth to pay for home care services on a private pay basis. This is shown by the number of live-in and 24/7 cases served by private duty home care companies all across the country. |
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Upcoming Live Web Conferences
All live web conferences are from 4:00 - 5:00 pm eastern time, unless otherwise noted.
CQA Web Conferences
Academy for Private Duty Home Care Web Conferences
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Video of the Month: Recruiting and Selecting Caregivers
 This week's video is from the People Pillar and the Operating Level, and we look at the process of recruiting and selecting caregivers. As the economy improves and your business takes off, staff shortages will become a major obstacle to growing your business.
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Upcoming Events:
with Julie Moreland, Senior Vice President of PeopleClues, and Meghan Graves, Human Resources Manager at Continuum
REGISTER TODAY!
October Webinar:
"What Your Caregivers Need to Know to Provide Disease Specific Programs and Services"
With Ginny Kenyon of Kenyon Home Care Consulting
October 10, 2013
4:00 pm EST
In this unique, interactive web conference, Ginny Kenyon will describe in detail what your caregivers need to know to deliver disease specific care, and how you can create specialty training for these disease state programs.
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Serving More Clients Workshop
October 25, 2013
Cary, NC
In these times of turbulent change in home care, the strongest, fastest growing companies will survive. In this high impact, interactive workshop, Stephen Tweed will share with you the latest insights from research conducted by Leading Home Care, and from the Private Duty Benchmarking Study conducted by Home Care Pulse. Then he will guide you in developing a highly effective sales, marketing, and public relations strategy to get more referrals, convert more admissions, and serve more clients. Read more and register today!
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Private Duty Field Trip
November 20-21, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona
Cypress Home Care Solutions
The Private Duty Field Trip is a unique experience where you and eleven other owners will have the opportunity to spend one full day inside a $3 million + private duty business. The owners will show you through their offices, introduce you to key team members, describe their organization structure, and show you their internal processes. Read more and register today!
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A recent study by the
