Smaller home care operators can survive in the new world of Support at Home – but growth and efficiency will be critical to survival.

The 10% care management cap, the need to collect consumer contributions and the still-to-be revealed pricing caps will all place significant pressure on the already-thin margins in home care – growing your business and building operational efficiency will be the only way to survive.

With just under five months until the introduction of Support at Home on 1 July, home care providers are facing a perfect storm of changes that could make – or break – their business model.

The Government’s decision to place a 10% cap on care management – a s