Workers' compensation issues in home care.
Workers' compensation expenses can add up quickly for home care agencies, where employees are in and out of patients' homes all day, often with no supervision or with no help in transferring patients or heavy equipment. Simple precautions and proper training and followup can greatly reduce this financial burden.
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