--- title: "Home Care Recruitment: New Study Sheds Light On Caregiver Mental Health" description: Through this blog, we hope to bring you a look into our front-row seat into the caregiver and CNA recruitment market image: https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hubfs/blog07.jpg --- [![](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Our%20Brands%20-%20color-2.png?width=2160&height=363&name=Our%20Brands%20-%20color-2.png)](http://www.mycnajobs.com) [![312-566-8520](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3021653/6811e047-4779-403d-9644-6fe179ea425b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3021653/6811e047-4779-403d-9644-6fe179ea425b) ![couple-w-mustache-background.jpg](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Stock%20images/couple-w-mustache-background.jpg?width=1800&name=couple-w-mustache-background.jpg "couple-w-mustache-background.jpg") # Recruitment & Retention Trends ## [Home Care Recruitment: New Study Sheds Light On Caregiver Mental Health](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/new-study-sheds-light-on-caregiver-mental-health) Dec 5, 2017 9:13:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Home care is a stressful business and [home care recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) is a stressful task, but a new study by the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Stanford University Psychology Department weighs the mental toll on Caregivers. This study, in cooperation with Comfort Keepers and ClearCare, examines familial Caregivers and their mental well-being. Many agencies help familial Caregivers get reimbursement for taking care of loved ones, and even for agencies who don’t operate that way today, the study provides some interesting takeaways for [CNA recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) and retention. Being a Caregiver is a highly demanding job, and often times it can be isolating. Social interactions are vital in keeping a high emotional well-being. For many Caregivers and CNAs who work lots of hours at multiple agencies, keeping up on their social lives is a challenge. Remember that home care is a people first business, and be sure to inject some “human element” into your operation. Give Caregivers and CNAs a way to interact with their peers and co-workers, and have an outlet when needed. This can help prevent burnout and reduce turnover, as well as show you put your Caregivers first and attract more candidates when [hiring CNAs](http://mycnajobs.com/hire).  **Support is needed** For Caregivers and CNAs working with those who need help every day, a support network is a necessity. Agencies should be looking for ways to do their part to help. Providing training on various types of clients, particularly those that tend to be more difficult such as alzheimer's/dementia patients, can be a great way to arm your staff with the strategies they need to thrive. A growing part of [Caregiver recruitment](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) is increased training for your staff. It helps keep them happy, healthy, and a positive member of the team. As new research surfaces about [home care recruiting](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) and retention, we’re beginning to see the importance of continuing education and support for Caregivers. The agencies who do the most to enable and empower their staff are having the most success [recruiting Caregivers](http://mycnajobs.com/hire) today.  You may also like: [Home Care Recruitment Processing Times: Why Caregivers Aren’t Making it to Cases](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/processing-times-why-caregivers-and-cnas-arent-making-it-to-cases) [The Most Expensive Part of Caregiver Recruiting Isn’t Advertisement - It’s Time](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/the-most-expensive-part-of-caregiver-recruiting-isnt-advertisement-its-time) ![Maggie Keen](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/maggie-bw-eventbrite.png?width=100&height=100&name=maggie-bw-eventbrite.png) #### Written by [Maggie Keen](https://employer.mycnajobs.com/blog/author/maggie-keen) Maggie Keen is Vice President at myCNAjobs and a national caregiver recruitment speaker. 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