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New Year, New Challenges

Well, you don’t have to be in the home care business to experience the new challenges of 2023. The challenges are ever-present and broad. Severe weather challenges have already produced once in a lifetime floods, destruction to produce fields, we have record low unemployment and rising costs for rent, fresh food and fuel. These have affected almost every sector and industry in Australia. All of this on the tail of COVID-19 that still manages to wag a new variant at us each time we become complacent. For homecare, the effects are also significant for clients and staff. How are we addressing this [...]

New Year, New Challenges2023-01-20T07:50:52+10:00

Preparing for Homecare 2023

When I penned this blog topic early 2022, conditions were quite different. Global, political and environmental circumstances were less volatile and preceded the rise in fuel prices and supply issues, including homecare services. It was 6 months before the major revisions to the Award that guides our staff pay and working conditions. Clearly, a crystal ball has flaws. So, forgive me if the following passages end up being a poor predictor, but the comments are based on known issues and changes, many of which will affect homecare in a significant way. One issue has become a crisis, the shortage of employees in [...]

Preparing for Homecare 20232022-10-24T15:12:25+10:00

Becoming an Information Resource in Home Care

When I hear from home care franchise owners, potential clients, family members and members of the health and medical professions, it is clear that the home care, aged care and disability are overwhelmingly confusing. No one looks for aged care or disability care until they have an absolute need for it. Most adults are independent but adapting to failing physical and sometimes cognitive abilities is hard. If we consider cultural norms in Australia, how many people, friends, colleagues have planned ahead for their funeral? How many have an advanced directive? Life insurance is more common, but preparing for ageing or disability? Not [...]

Becoming an Information Resource in Home Care2022-08-29T15:49:56+10:00

Starting a Home Care Business

Wow! What a fantastic opportunity! Guaranteed unlimited clients in an industry that is not affected by weather or season.365 days of the year… yes, 365 days of the year AND 24/7. Starting a home care business will not give you more personal or family time in the first years of establishment. Starting a home care business requires a real commitment of time and energy to get established to the point where your employees can oversee all the after-hours’ activities and be sufficiently experienced to allow you time away from the business to get a break knowing they have the ability to function [...]

Starting a Home Care Business2022-08-01T08:52:01+10:00

Due Diligence

Let’s face it, the economic times that we are living in mid-2022 are scary. There is a worker shortage and the cost of living is escalating more rapidly than wages. Is this the time to think of starting your own business? Starting a business is not risk-free, even if it is through a franchise system. Although a franchise is a safer bet than going it alone in some industries. Let’s look at ways that a person considering a home care franchise business can weigh up the pros and cons of committing to this venture. Home care is not Uber, Airbnb or Amazon. [...]

Due Diligence2022-07-07T10:32:54+10:00

Markets and Forecasting in Home Care

One of the most consistent and predictably increasing markets in our community is the home care market. The Baby Boomers are heading to their peak with retirement and increasing dependence due to decreasing physical and for many, cognitive capacity. This market is predicted to grow over the next 30 years as the general population live longer due to developments in medical science. But for many, the inability to temper the development of dementia will see numbers of persons developing dementia increasing as well. In addition to growing numbers of elderly in our community, growth in the disability sector has also occurred. Growth [...]

Markets and Forecasting in Home Care2022-06-09T10:22:37+10:00

Understanding Home Care Franchises

The concept of franchising is not new in Australia, we have quite a long history and the variety of franchised opportunities seem to be limited only by entrepreneurial imagination. But many franchises are founded on the provision of low client risk services (yard work or bookkeeping) or high-cost items (car dealerships). Home care involves a clientele who are the most vulnerable – the aged and persons with disabilities. This does not assume that all of our clients (aged or living with a disability) are necessarily vulnerable, but in the wider population, they are frequently victims of exploitation. A home care franchise therefore [...]

Understanding Home Care Franchises2022-05-02T08:48:29+10:00
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