How did a “big, six-foot-six, burly guy” become the owner of Minute Women Home Care? For the seventh episode of the Talking Home Care podcast, Pat Kelleher talks with Ryan McEniff about what it takes to run a successful private home care agency. Topics include:
- Ryan’s personal story about entering the industry;
- The challenges (and opportunities) of transitioning from family to paid home care;
- How home care can restore clients’ work/life balance;
- Whether home care can remain affordable to middle-class families in a bustling economy;
- Why finding (and keeping) the best staff is sometimes a bigger challenge than attracting clients;
- Going the extra mile to protect clients with national background checks;
- The single most important question all families should ask when choosing an agency for their loved ones (jump ahead to 34’35” to find out); and
- Ryan’s own podcast, The Caregiver’s Toolbox (expect Pat on an upcoming episode).
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Host: Patricia Kelleher is the Executive Director of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
Guest: Ryan McEniff has been the owner of Minute Women Home Care since 2013. He became passionate about home care when his mother needed care while battling cancer. He is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner and the host of The Caregiver’s Toolbox podcast.
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