Remote patient monitoring is now used by 61% of home health agencies and weekly telehealth is reported by 54% of providers. Staffing strain persists in parallel. In 2022, 59.0% of agencies reported difficulty hiring home health aides, even as demand continues to rise.
Key Takeaways
- 7.8 million Americans provided unpaid care for someone with long-term care needs in 2020 (age 18+; both informal and household unpaid care).
- 24% of Medicare beneficiaries reported having 3+ chronic conditions (share of Medicare population with multiple chronic conditions).
- 14.8% of U.S. adults (37.9 million) experienced limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) in 2021.
- $167.2 billion U.S. home health care market value in 2024 (forecast/estimate in industry research).
- United States accounted for 36.5% of the global home healthcare market in 2022 (share estimate).
- In 2023, 61% of home health care service establishments were businesses with fewer than 10 employees (U.S. County Business Patterns).
- There were 11,492 U.S. home health care establishments in 2022 (NAICS 621610, County Business Patterns).
- 49% of home health providers reported experiencing at least one claim denial in 2023 (survey-based operational metric)
- Nursing assistants had a median hourly wage of $18.60 in May 2023 (BLS OES).
- Home health aides employment was expected to grow 21% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
- Personal care aides employment was expected to grow 22% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
- In 2023, 54% of home health agencies reported using telehealth for patient visits at least weekly (survey).
- In 2024, 86% of healthcare organizations planned to use AI in some form within 2 years (survey including care settings such as home health).
- As of 2023, 78% of home care organizations used some form of scheduling/dispatch software (survey).
- CMS home health agency survey deficiency rates averaged 12.4 deficiencies per 100 surveys in 2023 (CMS data on survey outcomes).
Rising demand for home care, from 7.8 million unpaid caregivers to a $167.2 billion market, is straining staffing.
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01 · Category
Workforce8 stats
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Nursing assistants had a median hourly wage of $18.60in May 2023 (BLS OES).
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Home health aides employment was expected to grow 21% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
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Personal care aides employment was expected to grow 22% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
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Registered nurses median hourly wage was $42.58in May 2023 (BLS OES).
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In 2022, 59.0% of agencies reported difficulty hiring home health aides (ASPE/NAC staffing survey).
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Home health aide jobs increased by 190,000 from 2019 to 2023 (BLS employment trend for home health aides).
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Home health agencies employed 1.9 million health aides and support workers in 2022 (ACS/NAICS-based staffing estimates).
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9.0 million people in the U.S. provided home care services in 2022 (includes home health and personal care aides; employment in NAICS/industry employment context).
Interpretation
Workforce Interpretation
From a workforce perspective, staffing demand is accelerating while wages stay closely tied to the role, with home health aide employment projected to grow 21% from 2022 to 2032 and job growth reaching 190,000 from 2019 to 2023, even as 59.0% of agencies reported difficulty hiring in 2022.
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Industry Trends6 stats
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In 2023, 61% of home health care service establishments were businesses with fewer than 10 employees (U.S. County Business Patterns).
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There were 11,492 U.S. home health care establishments in 2022 (NAICS 621610, County Business Patterns).
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49% of home health providers reported experiencing at least one claim denial in 2023 (survey-based operational metric)
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78% of home health agencies reported using electronic health records (EHR) in 2022 (survey-based adoption rate)
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Telehealth use for home health expanded from 18% to 54% between 2019 and 2023 in a provider survey (growth in weekly video/virtual visits)
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Home health agencies recorded a median patient satisfaction score of 4.6/5 in 2023 (industry KPI from quality reporting)
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
In 2023, the home health care industry saw rapid digital momentum and operational pressure, with telehealth rising from 18% to 54% since 2019 and 78% of agencies already using EHRs in 2022, while nearly half of providers reported at least one claim denial.
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Technology & Adoption5 stats
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In 2023, 54% of home health agencies reported using telehealth for patient visits at least weekly (survey).
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In 2024, 86% of healthcare organizations planned to use AI in some form within 2 years (survey including care settings such as home health).
03
As of 2023, 78% of home care organizations used some form of scheduling/dispatch software (survey).
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In 2022, 63% of health centers used telehealth technologies (HRSA national telehealth survey).
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In 2023, 27% of agencies used AI-enabled clinical documentation tools (survey).
Interpretation
Technology & Adoption Interpretation
Technology adoption in home health is accelerating quickly, with weekly telehealth use at 54% in 2023 and AI adoption expected to reach 86% within two years, alongside 78% already using scheduling and dispatch software in 2023.
More related reading
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Technology & Ops4 stats
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14.9% of home health organizations reported they lacked sufficient staffing capacity in 2023 (survey-based staffing constraint rate).
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61% of home health organizations reported using remote patient monitoring (RPM) for at least one condition in 2024 (RPM adoption among providers).
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24% of home health organizations reported using clinical decision support (CDS) tools in 2024 (CDS adoption).
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27% of home health agencies reported that they invested in interoperability (FHIR/HL7 or integration) in 2023 (integration initiative share).
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Demographics & Demand3 stats
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7.8 million Americans provided unpaid care for someone with long-term care needs in 2020 (age 18+; both informal and household unpaid care).
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24% of Medicare beneficiaries reported having 3+ chronic conditions (share of Medicare population with multiple chronic conditions).
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14.8% of U.S. adults (37.9 million) experienced limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) in 2021.
Interpretation
Demographics & Demand Interpretation
With 7.8 million Americans providing unpaid long-term care and 37.9 million U.S. adults reporting ADL limitations in 2021, plus 24% of Medicare beneficiaries living with three or more chronic conditions, the Demographics and Demand data show a large and growing need for home health care driven by widespread functional limitations and chronic illness.
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Industry Overview11 stats
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1 in 4 older adults (25%) who needed help with activities of daily living did not receive sufficient paid or informal care in 2022 (survey-based unmet care need).
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63% of home care recipients reported that caregivers were usually on time in a 2022 national patient/caregiver satisfaction survey (service punctuality).
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4.5/5 was the average patient satisfaction rating for home health services in 2023 (overall satisfaction score).
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$167.2 billion U.S. home health care market value in 2024 (forecast/estimate in industry research).
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United States accounted for 36.5% of the global home healthcare market in 2022 (share estimate).
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1.0 million Americans received home health care services (any setting) in 2020 (home health users estimate)
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Home health typically delivers care 5 days per week on average during an episode (average frequency)
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1.9 million Medicare beneficiaries received home health services in 2018 (benchmark count used in Medicare home health analyses).
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18.2% of Medicare home health patients experienced a potentially preventable complication within 30 days (peer-reviewed/readmission and complications measure).
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CMS home health agency survey deficiency rates averaged 12.4 deficiencies per 100 surveys in 2023 (CMS data on survey outcomes).
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In 2023, the median hourly wage for personal care aides was $16.03(BLS OEWS, May 2023)
report visual · Key figures
Home health demand is rising
Employment in home health aides is projected to grow strongly over the coming decade.
21%
Home health aides employment was expected to grow 21% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
22%
Personal care aides employment was expected to grow 22% from 2022 to 2032 (BLS Occupational Outlook).
190,000
Home health aide jobs increased by 190,000 from 2019 to 2023 (BLS employment trend for home health aides).
1.9
Home health agencies employed 1.9 million health aides and support workers in 2022 (ACS/NAICS-based staffing estimates).
9.0
9.0 million people in the U.S. provided home care services in 2022 (includes home health and personal care aides; employ
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