Workforce Shortage in Delaware’s Home Care Market: What it Means for Clients

The home-care market in Delaware is facing workforce challenges. Recent data show shortages in healthcare providers in primary care, dental and mental-health disciplines. While these data refer to licensed professionals, similar pressures apply in the non-medical home-care space: recruitment, retention, training and scheduling are increasingly complex.

For clients and families this means it can be harder to secure consistent caregiver visits, and provider agencies must be proactive in workforce planning. At Affordable Home Care Delaware we stay ahead by offering competitive compensation, fostering a positive workplace culture, providing ongoing training and supporting caregiver well-being—so clients experience stability and continuity of service.

We also encourage families to plan ahead: ask about backup coverage (in case your regular caregiver is unavailable), schedule early (especially for evenings/weekends), and ensure the provider agency has a robust recruitment pipeline. We believe transparency is key.

We remain committed to ensuring that our clients do not suffer service disruptions due to workforce constraints. If you ever have concerns about scheduling or caregiver consistency, please bring them to us—we take these issues seriously and work to solve them.