Recruiting & Retaining Caregivers in 2026

Recruiting and retaining caregivers have both been among the top challenges facing homecare providers for many years now. Caregiver turnover was essentially flat at 75.5% in 2025, according to the 2026 Activated Insights Benchmarking Report—down slightly from a peak of 79.2% in 2023, but still a sign that caregiver recruitment and retention remain a major pain point for agencies. Successfully hiring caregivers in these historic, fast-changing times…