Home Care Agencies
Senior Care Marketing
Ask most agency owners where their clients come from and you’ll likely hear the same answers: “word of mouth” or “people found us online.” But that’s only part of the story. Behind every new client is a decision-making process full of questions, research, and emotion. Understanding that the full journey—the marketing funnel—is how your agency can move from waiting for the phone to ring to confidently driving growth.
In September 2025, corecubed partnered with Caring.com to guide home care agency leaders through this funnel during our webinar, Mastering the Home Care Marketing Funnel: Strategies for Every Stage of the Care Journey. Here’s a recap of the strategies we covered.
The Funnel: Why It Matters in Home Care
Most families don’t start by searching for “home care near me.” They start with questions: How do I know if dad needs help? How do I prepare for mom coming home from the hospital? The funnel explains how families move from awareness to consideration to decision:
Awareness (Top of Funnel): They’ve just realized something isn’t right at home and are exploring options.
Consideration (Middle): They know care is needed and are comparing providers.
Decision (Bottom): They’re ready to act and choose an agency.
It’s important to remember that this journey isn’t always linear. Families jump ahead, circle back, and pause. Your role is to stay visible, trustworthy, and memorable at every stage.
Top of Funnel: Planting Seeds of Awareness
Here’s the hard truth: people don’t like thinking about aging or needing care. That makes awareness marketing especially challenging. Yet it’s also where trust begins.
At this stage, your goal is visibility. You want people to know who you are before they even need you. That way, when a crisis arises or a gradual decline becomes apparent, your agency is already a familiar and trusted option.
How do you build that visibility?
Social media presence: Elevate your social media interactions. Listen to community conversations, engage with referral partners, share real caregiver stories, and boost posts that resonate.
Community outreach: Attend local events, volunteer, or sponsor programs. Face-to-face connections still carry huge weight in a relationship-driven industry like home care.
Helpful content: Blog posts, quick tips, and short videos that answer common questions plant seeds with families long before they pick up the phone.
The goal at this stage isn’t to sell your services. It’s to be seen, heard, and remembered.
Middle of Funnel: Earning Trust
When families reach this stage, they’ve already engaged with you in some way, maybe through social media, a webinar, or your email newsletter. They’re exploring options and asking: Who can we trust?
This is where your website and reviews become non-negotiable. If your site is clunky, outdated, or hard to navigate, they’ll click away. If reviews are scarce or unaddressed, families may lose confidence.
Strategies that shine at this stage include:
Video storytelling: Show what makes your agency different through caregiver-client interactions or client testimonials.
Case studies and outcomes: Highlight success stories like reduced hospital readmissions or meaningful lifestyle improvements.
Retargeting ads: Stay in front of those who have already visited your site, gently nudging them to come back.
Your messaging here should emphasize authority, empathy, and reliability. You want families to feel that your agency understands them and that they can trust you with something this important.
Bottom of Funnel: Converting Interest Into Action
By now, families are ready to choose an agency. Your job is to make choosing your agency the clear and effortless next step.
That means:
Clear calls to action: “Call us now,” “Schedule your free consultation.”
Multiple contact options: phone, form fills, and especially live chat/text.
Prominent trust-builders: accreditations, third-party reviews, testimonials, and guarantees of responsiveness.
Messaging should focus on confidence and urgency: you’re the right choice, and now is the right time.
Making the Most of Your Budget
Here’s the good news: you don’t need to do everything at once. Think of your budget like the funnel itself:
Start with awareness-building through consistent social media and community outreach.
Invest in a strong website that looks professional and converts visitors.
Layer on SEO and PPC to capture families actively searching for care.
Each stage builds on the next. And remember: what gets measured gets managed. Track the right metrics at each stage: awareness and engagement at the top, website visits and form fills in the middle, and calls and new clients at the bottom.
Expert Tips from the Webinar Q&A
Our audience had some great questions during the webinar, and the answers are worth highlighting:
How do I prove my marketing is working? Use tracking tools. Call tracking numbers, website analytics, and social media engagement metrics reveal the origin of inquiries and which tactics are most effective in converting leads.
Is joining a client registry a good idea? They can help new agencies, but be prepared for “speed to lead” competition, as the same lead may be assigned to multiple agencies. In contrast, with PPC, the lead comes directly to you.
What’s the best first marketing investment? Start with a professional website[JL4] . It’s the hub of your marketing funnel, and if it doesn’t work well, everything else will fall flat.
How do I talk about cost without sounding salesy? Lead with value. Share stories of improved quality of life, positive outcomes, and caregiver dedication. This shifts the conversation from price to trust.
Final Takeaway: The Funnel Works Best as a System
The marketing funnel is a system where every piece supports the others:
Social media sparks awareness.
Reviews and a professional website build credibility.
SEO and PPC ensure you’re found at the moment of need.
Inquiry handling and follow-up seal the deal.
When one piece is weak, the whole system suffers. But when each piece works together, the result is powerful, driving more families to choose your agency with confidence.
Want a deeper dive? Watch the , Mastering the Home Care Marketing Funnel: Strategies for Every Stage of the Care Journey, hosted by corecubed and Caring.com.
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Ask most agency owners where their clients come from and you’ll likely hear the same answers: “word of mouth” or “people found us online.” But that’s only part of the story. Behind every new client is a decision-making process full of questions, research, and emotion. Understanding that the full journey—the marketing funnel—is how your agency can move from waiting for the phone to ring to confidently driving growth.
In September 2025, corecubed partnered with Caring.com to guide home care agency leaders through this funnel during our webinar, Mastering the Home Care Marketing Funnel: Strategies for Every Stage of the Care Journey. Here’s a recap of the strategies we covered.
The Funnel: Why It Matters in Home Care
Most families don’t start by searching for “home care near me.” They start with questions: How do I know if dad needs help? How do I prepare for mom coming home from the hospital? The funnel explains how families move from awareness to consideration to decision:
Awareness (Top of Funnel): They’ve just realized something isn’t right at home and are exploring options.
Consideration (Middle): They know care is needed and are comparing providers.
Decision (Bottom): They’re ready to act and choose an agency.
It’s important to remember that this journey isn’t always linear. Families jump ahead, circle back, and pause. Your role is to stay visible, trustworthy, and memorable at every stage.
Top of Funnel: Planting Seeds of Awareness
Here’s the hard truth: people don’t like thinking about aging or needing care. That makes awareness marketing especially challenging. Yet it’s also where trust begins.
At this stage, your goal is visibility. You want people to know who you are before they even need you. That way, when a crisis arises or a gradual decline becomes apparent, your agency is already a familiar and trusted option.
How do you build that visibility?
Social media presence: Elevate your social media interactions. Listen to community conversations, engage with referral partners, share real caregiver stories, and boost posts that resonate.
Community outreach: Attend local events, volunteer, or sponsor programs. Face-to-face connections still carry huge weight in a relationship-driven industry like home care.
Helpful content: Blog posts, quick tips, and short videos that answer common questions plant seeds with families long before they pick up the phone.
The goal at this stage isn’t to sell your services. It’s to be seen, heard, and remembered.
Middle of Funnel: Earning Trust
When families reach this stage, they’ve already engaged with you in some way, maybe through social media, a webinar, or your email newsletter. They’re exploring options and asking: Who can we trust?
This is where your website and reviews become non-negotiable. If your site is clunky, outdated, or hard to navigate, they’ll click away. If reviews are scarce or unaddressed, families may lose confidence.
Strategies that shine at this stage include:
Video storytelling: Show what makes your agency different through caregiver-client interactions or client testimonials.
Case studies and outcomes: Highlight success stories like reduced hospital readmissions or meaningful lifestyle improvements.
Retargeting ads: Stay in front of those who have already visited your site, gently nudging them to come back.
Your messaging here should emphasize authority, empathy, and reliability. You want families to feel that your agency understands them and that they can trust you with something this important.
Bottom of Funnel: Converting Interest Into Action
By now, families are ready to choose an agency. Your job is to make choosing your agency the clear and effortless next step.
That means:
Clear calls to action: “Call us now,” “Schedule your free consultation.”
Multiple contact options: phone, form fills, and especially live chat/text.
Prominent trust-builders: accreditations, third-party reviews, testimonials, and guarantees of responsiveness.
Messaging should focus on confidence and urgency: you’re the right choice, and now is the right time.
Making the Most of Your Budget
Here’s the good news: you don’t need to do everything at once. Think of your budget like the funnel itself:
Start with awareness-building through consistent social media and community outreach.
Invest in a strong website that looks professional and converts visitors.
Layer on SEO and PPC to capture families actively searching for care.
Each stage builds on the next. And remember: what gets measured gets managed. Track the right metrics at each stage: awareness and engagement at the top, website visits and form fills in the middle, and calls and new clients at the bottom.
Expert Tips from the Webinar Q&A
Our audience had some great questions during the webinar, and the answers are worth highlighting:
How do I prove my marketing is working? Use tracking tools. Call tracking numbers, website analytics, and social media engagement metrics reveal the origin of inquiries and which tactics are most effective in converting leads.
Is joining a client registry a good idea? They can help new agencies, but be prepared for “speed to lead” competition, as the same lead may be assigned to multiple agencies. In contrast, with PPC, the lead comes directly to you.
What’s the best first marketing investment? Start with a professional website[JL4] . It’s the hub of your marketing funnel, and if it doesn’t work well, everything else will fall flat.
How do I talk about cost without sounding salesy? Lead with value. Share stories of improved quality of life, positive outcomes, and caregiver dedication. This shifts the conversation from price to trust.
Final Takeaway: The Funnel Works Best as a System
The marketing funnel is a system where every piece supports the others:
Social media sparks awareness.
Reviews and a professional website build credibility.
SEO and PPC ensure you’re found at the moment of need.
Inquiry handling and follow-up seal the deal.
When one piece is weak, the whole system suffers. But when each piece works together, the result is powerful, driving more families to choose your agency with confidence.
Want a deeper dive? Watch the , Mastering the Home Care Marketing Funnel: Strategies for Every Stage of the Care Journey, hosted by corecubed and Caring.com.
