Home Care Marketing & Sales Mastery by Approved Senior Network®

Valerie VanBooven RN BSN
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Dawn Fiala, Lisa Marsolais, Annette Ziegler, and Valerie VanBooven RN BSN provide insight into home care marketing strategies. They cover in-person, in-field sales and online marketing every other week. These podcast episodes are part of the Home Care Marketing Mastermind, sponsored by Approved Senior Network®. Find more information at https://ASNHomeCareMarketing.com

  1. 5D AGO

    Medicare’s GUIDE Model: A New Opportunity for Home Care Agencies Supporting Dementia Families

    Send us Fan Mail Medicare is quietly rolling out something dementia families have begged for: ongoing support that doesn’t end when the appointment does. We sit down with Nancy Gillette, Chief Growth Officer at PocketRN, to explain the CMS GUIDE Model (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) in plain English, including what it pays for, how it’s delivered virtually by experienced RNs, and why it’s a true shift in dementia care, caregiver support, and aging in place.  We dig into eligibility and exclusions with the details that trip people up in real life: traditional Medicare Part A and B plus a dementia diagnosis is the baseline, all dementias qualify, and many people can still participate while receiving Medicaid services, veteran benefits, palliative care, or living in assisted living or memory care. We also cover the common deal-breakers like Medicare Advantage, hospice, PACE, and long-term nursing home residency, plus what paperwork typically works to prove the diagnosis.  Then we get into what GUIDE actually delivers across nine care domains, from comprehensive assessment and care planning to caregiver training, medication reconciliation, referral coordination, and ongoing monitoring designed to catch changes before they turn into an ER visit. Finally, we clarify the respite benefit everyone asks about: 72 hours per year for moderate to severe complexity, used in four-hour increments, on a July 1 to June 30 “use it or lose it” cycle, and how home care partners can get paid for required in-person safety visits and respite coverage.  If you support dementia clients or family caregivers, listen through to the Q&A and the real case stories about doors opening with discharge planners and senior living communities. Subscribe, share this with a colleague, and leave a review so more families can actually find these Medicare dementia care resources. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    47 min

  2. APR 23

    Unlock Home Care Growth: Master the High-Impact Hospice Partnership

    Send us Fan Mail Families hear the word “hospice” and often assume it means 24/7 care. Then they call and cancel home care, only to realize too late that hospice visits are scheduled, not constant. We walk through the real hospice care model and the exact gaps that home care agencies are built to fill, especially overnight, on weekends, and during the long quiet hours when families are afraid to leave the bedside. We share a clear, client-centered framework for hospice and home care collaboration: who does what, how to prevent miscommunication, and how to set up simple reporting so caregiver observations reach the hospice nurse fast. You’ll also hear what our caregivers must never do, how to respond when families ask “Is the end close?”, and why rotating at least two caregivers can protect the relationship and keep care steady. Along the way, we talk caregiver training for end-of-life care, palliative care fundamentals, comfort-focused mindset shifts, and the emotional reality of supporting families through grief. If you’re a home care agency owner or admin team member looking to grow hospice referrals ethically, we cover outreach tactics that work: meeting hospice teams, being the partner who responds quickly, sharing outcomes, and giving families real choice instead of pushing exclusivity. We also get practical about policies families ask about, including gifting caregivers and how reviews can honor great work without crossing boundaries. Subscribe for more home care marketing and operations guidance, share this with a colleague, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    43 min

  3. APR 10

    How Home Care Agencies Build A Bulletproof Backup Plan

    Send us Fan Mail One uncovered shift can undo months of relationship-building with a client, their adult children, and your referral sources. We’ve seen it happen: a single call-off turns into lost billable hours, a stressed scheduling team, and a family that starts Googling other home care agencies. So we get specific about the fix, not the frustration, and we map out a staffing backup system designed to keep care covered fast and keep trust intact.  We walk through the lead caregiver model: how to choose your most reliable field pros, how to structure guaranteed hours (instead of vague “on-call”), and how to define coverage windows around your real risk points like Monday mornings, Fridays, weekends, and holidays. We also share what makes someone true lead caregiver material, why many agencies lean toward CNA-level experience, and how to keep these high performers busy with pop-in visits, training support, and care plan updates when they aren’t dispatched.  Then we tackle the silent revenue leak most agencies don’t notice until it’s too late: the words your schedulers use on the phone. If your team says, “Do you want a replacement?” you’re handing clients an easy way to say no and quietly reduce service. We offer clearer scripts that communicate confidence, protect client safety, and preserve billable hours, plus practical guidance on mileage, travel time, and setting expectations so clients understand a lead caregiver is there to stabilize coverage, not become the permanent match. If this helps, subscribe, share it with an agency owner or scheduler, and leave a review so more home care teams can stop missing shifts. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    47 min

  4. APR 8

    The Revenue Problem Most Home Care Agencies Misdiagnose

    Send us Fan Mail Revenue down while your rates go up should make your stomach drop, because it almost never “fixes itself.” We walk through a real home care agency scenario where the owner assumed the website or Google Ads were the problem, but the data told a more uncomfortable truth: client census was shrinking, client hours were slipping, and the business was losing clients faster than it could replace them. We break down the exact numbers that clarify what’s really happening in a home care business, from website traffic and call volume to the operational metrics that actually determine revenue: referral leads by month, assessments scheduled, starts of care, ends of care, active caregivers, and the conversion rates between each step. Once you can see the full lead-to-client flow, you can stop guessing and pinpoint whether the gap is marketing activity, booking, closing, or retention. Then we get practical about fixes. We talk about why marketing location matters, how skilled nursing facilities and rehab referrals often produce higher-hour cases, and why you should track 12-hour and 24-hour starts as a weekly KPI. We also dig into the assessment itself: families need an expert recommendation, not a vague menu of options, and the wrong approach quietly reduces hours and revenue. Finally, we zoom in on basics that still get missed like answering calls live, plus simple weekly KPI tables and quarterly reviews that keep small leaks from turning into a lost year. If you found this useful, subscribe for more home care growth tactics, share this with an owner or marketer who needs it, and leave a review with the KPI you want to improve first. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    21 min

  5. MAR 27

    Turn Facebook Into A Community Referral Engine For Senior Care

    Send us Fan Mail Families don’t always start with Google. A huge number start with a post to friends and neighbors: “Does anyone know a good home care agency for my mom?” That’s why we’re getting tactical about Facebook marketing for home care agencies and why a neglected business page can quietly cost you trust before you ever get a chance to earn the referral.  We walk through how Facebook actually functions as a community outreach engine for senior care: where decision makers spend time, why local groups and neighborhood conversations matter, and how to participate without sounding salesy. We also unpack the most misunderstood metric on social media right now. Follower count is far less important than comments, shares, reactions, and real discussion. If you want referrals and leads, your goal is familiarity and credibility, not volume posting.  You’ll get a clear content framework you can reuse every week: community connection posts from events, educational caregiving tips that answer real questions, and human stories that spotlight caregivers and team culture. We also cover when paid Facebook ads make sense, including caregiver recruiting and simple lead magnet guides that build your email list over time. Plus, we touch the questions families ask most about home care cost and Medicare so your content matches what people actually want to know.  If this helps, subscribe, share this with a home care owner or marketer, and leave a review so more senior care professionals can find practical, ethical marketing strategies. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    48 min

  6. MAR 13

    How Elder Law Attorneys Choose Home Care Partners And What Wins Trust

    Send us Fan Mail One of the most overlooked referral partners in home care marketing might surprise you. Elder law attorneys. These professionals talk to families when they are dealing with some of the hardest decisions: Mom fell.  Dad can’t live alone anymore.  The hospital is talking about discharge.  The family is worried about Medicaid or losing the house. And often the adult children have no idea where to start. In a recent conversation with elder law attorney Bill Nolan, we talked about how attorneys choose which home care agencies they recommend. A few things stood out. The agencies that earn referrals are the ones that: ✔ Answer their phone  ✔ Communicate clearly with families  ✔ Screen and supervise their caregivers  ✔ Handle problems honestly and quickly  ✔ Show professionalism during stressful family moments One thing he said really stuck with me. No agency is perfect. Things happen. But how the agency responds makes all the difference. We also talked about something families rarely realize. Sometimes families think they can’t afford home care. But legal planning can open doors like: • VA Aid and Attendance benefits  • Medicaid planning strategies  • Special needs trusts  • Financial planning that keeps someone at home longer When home care agencies and elder law attorneys work together early, families often have more choices and less stress. And that’s the goal. Helping families stay home safely while protecting their future. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    50 min

  7. MAR 2

    What SNF Social Workers Need From Home Care Agencies

    Send us Fan Mail Want to be the agency a SNF social worker calls first? Start by seeing the world through their eyes. We unpack the real pressures behind every discharge—insurance clocks, readmission metrics, complex families—and lay out a playbook that turns home care from a sales pitch into a safety net. Our focus: reduce risk, protect reputations, and make hard days lighter. We break down the non-negotiables that matter most on the floor: lightning-fast responses, true 24-hour start-of-care capability, and weekend coverage that actually shows up. Then we get specific about scope so no one’s guessing—ADLs, transfers, dementia supervision, fall-risk protocols, live-in versus 24-hour care, and short-term transitional support. You’ll hear how to structure first-day-of-service home visits that validate the plan in the real environment, prevent early failures, and keep families from bouncing back angry. Readmission prevention is where non-medical care changes the outcome. We map simple, repeatable habits—hydration and nutrition check-ins, medication reminders, appointment follow-through, mobility assistance, and change-of-condition reporting—that keep clients stable and facilities confident. We also tackle the two biggest trust breakers: staffing flakiness and fuzzy pricing. Learn how to present backup plans, field supervision, and retention stats, plus a clear pricing range rooted in assessment, not guesswork. And because March is National Social Work Month, we share practical, memorable ideas—coffee bars, hydration stations, gatekeeper treats, and social worker spotlights—that open doors and start real partnerships. If you’re ready to stop selling and start safeguarding discharges, this conversation gives you the language, systems, and leave-behinds to become the reliable choice. Subscribe, share with your team, and leave a review to tell us which strategy you’ll implement first. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    55 min

  8. FEB 12

    Tax Refunds Stole My Applicants And Other True Stories Of Caregiver Recruiting

    Send us Fan Mail Growth stalls when great clients arrive and caregiver applications vanish. We tackle that crunch head-on with a practical, fast-moving playbook to recruit exceptional caregivers in a competitive market—and to keep them after day one. We start by naming the seasonal dip few talk about: tax refunds and school breaks reduce both applications and availability every spring. The fix is to prepare early and compress the entire hiring cycle, so motivated candidates choose your agency within days, not weeks. We walk through a two-day job fair strategy designed less for foot traffic and more for urgency. Promoting on job boards, social, and text lists with “interviews on site” sparks immediate requests to interview now. Pair that momentum with a text-first workflow: a short form screens deal breakers, candidates self-book interviews 24/7, and you run a thorough phone interview without forcing duplicate applications. If they’re a fit, invite them to a single in-person orientation where you complete paperwork, run a quick drug screen and background check, teach core skills, and—crucially—hand them initial hours before they leave the building. You’ll also get the interview frameworks and ad tactics that separate you from the crowd. We break down open-ended, behavioral, and situational questions that reveal values, reliability, and judgment. Then we show how to write caregiver ads that convert by leading with benefits, not rules: flexible schedules, earned wage access, holiday differentials, paid training, and real 24/7 support. Use our headline formula and include pay ranges to increase clicks, then refresh weekly to stay visible. Finally, plan your funnel with clear math: to hire five, target forty applicants, twenty interviews, and ten orientations. Retention ties it all together. The first 90 days make or break loyalty, so commit to weekly, human check-ins that ask about their experience and solve problems fast. Add meaningful recognition, a simple caregiver newsletter, and mentor support to build community that lasts. Subscribe, share this with an owner who needs a recruiting reset, and leave a quick review telling us which tactic you’ll implement this week. Continuum Mastery Circle Intro Visit our website at https://asnhomecaremarketing.com Get Your 11 Free Home Care Marketing Guides: https://bit.ly/homecarerev

    36 min
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Dawn Fiala, Lisa Marsolais, Annette Ziegler, and Valerie VanBooven RN BSN provide insight into home care marketing strategies. They cover in-person, in-field sales and online marketing every other week. These podcast episodes are part of the Home Care Marketing Mastermind, sponsored by Approved Senior Network®. Find more information at https://ASNHomeCareMarketing.com

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