How home health aides in New York boosted retention
UPDATED 5:55 PM ET Jun. 30, 2021
PUBLISHED 4:45 PM ET Jun. 30, 2021
PUBLISHED 4:45 PM EDT Jun. 30, 2021
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There's an easy rapport that home health aides Debbra Kane and Wendy Hayes have — personalities that can easily translate into providing needed support for vulnerable people.
But retaining good aides like Kane and Hayes have been a challenge in the home health field. So they were among the participants to serve as mentors in a program meant to boost retention in the field amid the challenges of a pandemic and recruitment. The hope is the mentor program will attract more people to this field.