Hiring Nurses and Therapists in Home Health: What’s Working Right Now
Most agencies are competing in the same places with the same offers. That’s why cost per hire climbs and ghosting increases. The agencies that win don’t just “recruit harder.” They build a clinician experience that makes people stay. Here’s what we see working.
1. Reduce chaos in scheduling and expectations
Clinicians leave when workload feels unpredictable.
Fix: clarify productivity expectations, territory, documentation support, and visit mix upfront.
2. Speed up hiring (or you’ll lose them)
If your process takes two weeks, someone else will hire them in two days.
Fix: compress the funnel and remove steps that don’t predict success.
3. Make the offer easy to understand
Confusing compensation creates distrust.
Fix: be crystal clear about pay structure, mileage, productivity, and on call expectations.
4. Use referrals as a primary channel
Your best clinicians usually know other good clinicians.
Fix: clinician referral bonuses that pay out at 30 and 90 days.
5. Run 30/60/90 check-ins like you mean it
Most churn happens early.
Fix: scheduled check-ins with a simple rubric
How’s your caseload
What’s frustrating
What support do you need
Are you likely to stay here 6 months
