Health Futures: Taking Stock in You continues its podcast-only format with a timely and wide-ranging conversation about the future of home care, executive leadership, and why meaningful connection matters more than ever in a rapidly changing industry.
In this episode, host Bob Roth welcomes employment attorney Angelo Spinola of Polsinelli and Mordechai Wolhendler, founder of GLATT Health Consulting Group, for an in-depth preview of The Home Care Show, taking place in Miami on February 17-18.
Together, they unpack why this executive-focused event was created and how it reflects the deeper challenges and opportunities facing home care in 2026 and beyond.
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From Caregiving Roots to Industry Leadership
Both Spinola and Wolhendler trace their paths into home care back to hands-on caregiving. Spinola began as a live-in caregiver while in college, supporting individuals with disabilities and later caring for his own parents through home care and hospice. That experience shaped his decision to support the industry through law, focusing on employment and regulatory issues unique to home-based care.
Wolhendler’s journey followed a similar arc. He started his career working with the developmental disabilities population in New York before rising through operational leadership to become chief operating officer of a large home care division. His experience navigating state regulations, payer complexity, and day-to-day agency realities eventually led him to launch GLATT Health Consulting Group, where he now helps agencies manage operations, licensure, and growth strategies.
Why The Home Care Show Was Created
A central theme of the episode is frustration with traditional conferences that offer little practical value for seasoned operators. Wolhendler explains that many executives attend events only to walk away with a handful of useful insights, while the most meaningful conversations happen after hours.
The Home Care Show was designed to flip that model. Built as a hybrid of education, networking, and executive-level dialogue, the event prioritizes peer-to-peer connection from the very beginning. Instead of passive panels, attendees engage in facilitated “care circles” that encourage open discussion around real challenges, from scaling across states to managing cost pressures.
The goal, Wolhendler says, is simple: help leaders work on their businesses, not just in them.
Scaling, Regulation, and the Cost Squeeze
Roth, Spinola, and Wolhendler also dive into the forces reshaping home care right now. Rising labor costs, tighter reimbursement, increased audits, and growing regulatory scrutiny are putting pressure on providers across the country.
Spinola highlights growing enforcement around fraud and compliance, warning that agencies must be more vigilant than ever as government oversight increases. Wolhendler points to affordability as the industry’s defining challenge, noting that costs have risen dramatically since the pandemic while public funding has struggled to keep pace.
Both emphasize the importance of payer diversification, operational discipline, and learning from peers who have successfully expanded into multi-state operations without assuming every market works the same way.
Innovation, AI, and What Comes Next
The conversation also looks ahead, particularly at how technology and artificial intelligence may help agencies do more with less. Rather than focusing on vendor hype, the episode stresses the importance of hearing directly from providers who have implemented new tools and can speak honestly about what works and what does not.
That emphasis on real-world experience, rather than theory, is a hallmark of both the podcast and The Home Care Show itself.
A Relationship-Driven Industry
As the episode closes, Roth reflects on what makes home care different from other sectors: collaboration over competition. Unlike many industries, home care leaders often share knowledge openly, driven by the reality that demand far outpaces supply and that no single organization can solve the caregiving crisis alone.
That spirit of collaboration is at the heart of The Home Care Show and the message of this episode.
For executives navigating growth, regulation, and an aging population, the takeaway is clear: the future of home care will be built through relationships, shared insight, and a willingness to adapt together.
đź“Ś Learn more about The Home Care Show: HomeCare.show
đź“Ś Learn more about Cypress HomeCare Solutions and its support for families aging at home: CypressHomeCare.com or call (602) 264-8009
đź“ť This content is for educational purposes only and is not legal or medical advice.
