Home care agencies have their hands full. Between offering in-home nursing care to their patients, recruiting new employees, and managing payroll—and everything in between—the administrative side can start to weigh heavily on home care businesses. However, there’s a new solution leveraging AI that could change things for home care companies—and potentially the way home care works. In this article, we’ll share how Seeds Homecare, a home care company founded by Sue and Enock Denis, eventually evolved into CareGrowth AI™—a game-changing AI-powered platform that’s simplifying home care operations across the board.
The Genesis of CareGrowth AI™
In 2016, Sue and Enock got to work by founding Seeds Homecare. Their mission was simple: they would try to prevent the need for hospital care by dispatching private caregivers to peoples’ homes. These caregivers would offer highly trained, personalized in-home care. Sue and Enock believed that patients recover more quickly when they’re in familiar surroundings.
Seeds Homecare was successful right from the beginning. Yet, as the agency grew, so did the challenges Sue and Enock faced. One of the biggest roadblocks for Seeds Homecare was the technology. Homecare agencies, by their nature, require a lot of administrative work. Charting, patient intake, scheduling—every administrative task added to the company’s overhead and time constraints. In some cases, the company had to repeat tasks several times within their administrative software just to be sure they’d done it properly. The problem: no software solution seemed up to the task.
“We couldn’t find it,” Sue says. “So we said: let’s make this happen.”
To accomplish this, Sue would have to imagine a reinvention that went beyond the leap from nurse to entrepreneur. She’d have to change the way homecare works, as well.
Enter CareGrowth AI™
CareGrowth AI™ is an all-in-one home care agency platform for managing employees, care delivery, scheduling, and even running payroll. By incorporating AI into its platform it simplifies menial tasks for home care providers and lets them focus on their central mission: providing truly excellent care.
How AI Innovation Offers Solutions for HomeCare
CareGrowth AI™ isn’t just another software platform, say the Denises. It’s a groundbreaking tool using AI to automate the most time-consuming administrative tasks currently bogging down homecare providers.
At its core, CareGrowth AI™ simplifies tasks for home businesses. Scheduling, care management, recruitment, payroll, and HR administration are much easier to manage with AI-assisted features such as more intuitive client onboarding. AI ensures a lower learning curve, which means that users don’t have to be software experts to deploy it. Care management becomes seamless, with staff able to handle every administrative task from client assessment to ongoing care delivery.
For example, CareGrowth AI™’s recruiting features include an applicant tracking system. Employers can more easily connect with qualified candidates and manage the interview process, moving recruits into onboarding hires with ease. Once on the payroll, CareGrowth AI™ also makes it easier to process employee pay—automating tax filings, for example. These features keep things simple for both employers and employees.
HR administration is easier to manage as well. Track employee information, manage performance reviews, and handle organizational changes with a few clicks. CareGrowth AI™ offers automated notifications to keep communication moving and workflow efficient for managers and employees alike.
Why AI Will Become More Necessary in an Aging Population
Homecare is set to become one of the most important trends in all of healthcare—and that’s if it isn’t already. According to the Population Reference Bureau, “The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to increase from 58 million in 2022 to 82 million by 2050 (a 47% increase).”
With more and more people reaching an age where they need daily care, there simply aren’t enough long-term care facilities to meet the rising demand. As Sue points out, people often heal faster at home than they do in the hospital.
To care for an aging population, homecare providers need to be able to spend as much time offering direct care as they can. This way, agencies like Seeds Homecare aren’t overextended by the demands of an aging population. With CareGrowth AI™, home care providers are better able to focus on the task at hand and see more patients.
Since healing at home can be more rewarding for patients who need a helping hand without a hospital stay, AI can even help healthcare facilities avoid being inundated with new patients.
As a former bedside nurse, Sue Denis knows this just as well as anyone: a hospital can be necessary to help some patients. However, if patients can find homecare that helps prevent the need for a hospital stay, it shows that innovation in healthcare can adapt to serve the needs of our changing demographics. And innovation in software can adapt to serve the needs of those who offer the care those changing demographics require.
About HomeCare Bosses United®
HomeCare Bosses United® helps you grow your home care agency, impact the world, and live life on your terms. Co-founded by Enock and Sue Denis, the company offers courses, consulting, and live events for homecare agency owners at every stage of their journey. Their mission is to simplify the process of starting, growing, and scaling homecare agencies, providing the tools and support needed for success, including their revolutionary CareGrowth AI™ solution. For more information, visit https://CareGrowth AI.com and https://homecarebossesunited.com.
Published by: Khy Talara
