Caregivers Who Inspire: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Referrals at Tribute

We’re proud to share that Jeanine Desatnick, Tribute’s Director of Caregiver Talent Acquisition, was recently featured in Home Health Care News in the article “Building An At-Home Care Employee Referral Program” for her leadership in building one of the most effective Caregiver referral programs in the industry.

At Tribute, we believe that the best Caregivers know other great Caregivers. That’s why nearly 50% of our team is hired through word-of-mouth referrals—a remarkable number in home care.

As Jeanine explained in the article, we view every Tribute Caregiver as an ambassador. From day one, they’re invited to help grow our community by referring others who share our values. We make it easy—with custom referral cards, ongoing email campaigns, and even a “legacy” program that reconnects with former team members to invite new referrals.

But the real magic happens because our Caregivers are proud to represent Tribute. Jeanine and her team regularly speak with our most active referrers to understand why they bring others to us. Their answer? They share Tribute because they believe in it. They tell potential hires what we stand for, pre-screen for values fit, and vouch for our culture because they’ve experienced it firsthand.

A lot of this is captured in many of our videos, like this:

As Jeanine said, “A Caregiver referral is the biggest compliment to a company’s culture that there is.”

We couldn’t agree more. To every Tribute Caregiver who has helped grow our team with heart and purpose: thank you.