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Didn’t Get To Attend the 2019 Annual Leadership Conference? Here’s What You Missed!
Didn’t get to attend the 2019 Annual Leadership Conference in Tucson? We understand. It can be challenging to take time away from your business. Please see the video below to see what you missed!
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HCAOA Leadership Conference Recap
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This year’s Conference gave members the opportunities to learn from industry leaders and network with other providers from across the country. In addition, new records were set for attendance, exhibits and sponsorships. Given registration closed early this year, we want to give you the opportunity to secure your spot for the 2020 Annual Leadership Conference right here, right now.
To secure early bird registration rates for 2020, register today! These early bird rates are available for a limited time only!
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We'd like to offer you the chance to secure your spot for the 2020 Annual Leadership Conference right here, right now.
To secure early bird registration rates for 2020, register today! These early bird rates are available for a limited time only!
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Secure Your Exhibit Booth For the 2020 Annual Leadership Conference!
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The 2019 HCAOA Annual Leadership Conference was a huge success, thanks largely to you! For the first time, our exhibit hall was sold out! We'd like to offer you the chance to secure your spot for the 2020 Annual Leadership Conference right here, right now.
To secure early bird rates and be first in line to select your booth location in 2020, register today using the links below (please note: sponsors will receive the first booth selections, then exhibitors, by registration date)! These early bird rates are available for a limited time only!
Please stay tuned for the 2020 Conference Sponsorship Prospectus in the next few months.
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HCAOA Arizona
HCAOA Arizona is hosting a chapter meeting on Tuesday, October 29. Come network with fellow home care providers; topics to be discussed will include Lobby Day 2020 in March, the formation of a Lobby Day Committee, legislative updates and member benefits.
Date: Tuesday, October 29
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Arizona Time
Location: Home Assist Health, 3737 N 7th Street, Suite 203, Phoenix 85014
Cost: Free for chapter members; $40 for nonmembers. AZNHA members can use the discount code AZNHA at checkout for a 50% discount. Costs include lunch.
Please be sure to register ahead of time.
Click here to register. If you have any questions, please contact Keith Campbell at keith@hcaoa.org
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HCAOA Connecticut
HCAOA Connecticut to Hold Policy-Based Educational Program October 30
The Connecticut General Assembly discussed several policies in its last session that would have had severe effects on the home care industry. HCAOA will host an educational program that explores reasons for these policies, discuss what the home care industry can do to counteract them, and how owners can engage caregivers and educate policy makers and the public about how employer-based home care providers benefit seniors, workers, the state and the economy.
Date: Wed., October 30, 2019
Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Location: Eli’s on Whitney
2392 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Conn.
Cost: $40 members, $75 nonmembers (cost includes lunch)
Please join your industry colleagues and:
- Hear from key lawmakers about policies affecting your business
- Learn how to participate in public policy
- Network with your peers
- Remain informed
- Stay competitive in this growing sector of the economy.
Click here to register
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HCAOA Georgia
Save the date of Tuesday, November 14 for an HCAOA Georgia Chapter Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta. Watch your inbox for a registration link.
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HCAOA Illinois
Register for the October Chapter Meeting
Join HCAOA Members for a chapter meeting on Tuesday, October 15 at Wilder Mansion in Elmhurst.
Date: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Wilder Mansion, 211 S. Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL
Click here to register.
Registration Open for the 2019 Private Duty Symposium
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Co-sponsored by the Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council, Leading Age Illinois and the Illinois Chapter of the Home Care Association of America, the Private Duty Symposium is one of the industry's premier events in Illinois. Over 200 home care owners, administrators and clinical staff from across the state attend this educational and networking seminar each year.
The Symposium will feature a keynote session led by William Rhoades, DO, FACP of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Rhoades will present findings on the current state of healthcare, inviting attendees to “take the pulse” of the healthcare landscape.
Other featured sessions include an update from the Illinois Department of Public Health, led by Jack Fleeharty, Administrator of the Home Nursing and Home Services Agency Licensing Program, and a discussion of reducing return emergency visits led by author Margaret Fitzpatrick.
Additional speakers are as follows:
- Aishling Dalton-Kelly, CEO, Aishling Companion Home Services
- Carl White, Founder and President, MarketVisory Group, Inc.
- Adam Guetzow, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Aimee Delaney, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- David Alfini, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Chelsey Byers Gerstenecker, Extension Educator, Family Life, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Karla Belzer, Extension Educator, Family Life, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- John Larson, CEO, Cantata Adult Life Services
- Meredith Duncan, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC
View a full program here.
What: The Private Duty Symposium
When: Wednesday, November 13, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Where:
NIU-Naperville Campus
1120 East Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563
Click here to register.
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HCAOA Wisconsin
SIGN UP for the November Chapter Meeting
Join your fellow care providers in Madison for a town hall-style chapter meeting, which will include a session on updates to the legislative landscape, including Governor Evers' Caregiver Taskforce, and a panel discussion on discharge planning moderated by Maria Brenny-Fitzpatrick, Director of Transitional Care and Post-Acute Services at UW Health Systems.
What: HCAOA Wisconsin Town Hall Forum
When: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Where: Oakwood Village East, 5565 Tancho Drive, Madison, WI
Cost: Free to attend
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Meeting Agenda:
9:00 a.m. - Wisconsin Legislative Update
With our new gubernatorial leadership, a lot is happening at the Capitol that will impact our businesses. Join us to get an update on what is brewing, including the Caregiver Taskforce Governor Evers has created, and what their initiatives mean for our industry. We will discuss what we need to do to ensure our businesses are represented and we have a united voice as new legislation is proposed.
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Discharge Planning and Home Care
Join Maria Brenny-Fitzpatrick in a panel discussion, with Tim Francis from Home Instead and Darian Dalsen from Comfort Keepers, as they discuss the collaborative process they have developed during discharge from hospital.
11:30 a.m. to noon - Closing Remarks
Please feel free to pass on the invitation to your local hospital and rehab discharge planners, we look forward to the opportunity to have us discuss processes and work on best practices for a collaborative discharge process.
Click HERE to register!
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HCAOA Federal Agenda for the Remainder of 2019
The complicated politics in Washington these days make it imperative that HCAOA focus its efforts on those things which are achievable but also can have the biggest impact for home care providers. HCAOA works on a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues for its membership. For the remainder of the year we are focused at the federal level to do the following:
- Assisting HCAOA members in navigating the Veterans Administration to ensure timely payment for services provided
- Assisting the House Ways and Means Committee on a possible MediGap policy for home care coverage
- Advocating for ways to address the workforce shortage, including new immigration policy
- Helping secure passage of the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
HCAOA continues to promote legislation to improve access to home care services. This includes legislation to expand health savings accounts to cover home care services, establishing tax credits for family caregivers to address their needs including respite care, and promoting greater information for seniors on how to finance home modifications that enable them to age in place.
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Next week on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, the Senate Select Committee on Aging will be holding a hearing titled “Falls Prevention: National, State, and Local Solutions to Better Support Seniors.” The Committee has been seeking advice and support from various organizations on how to better prevent falls and is expected to release a report on the subject soon. Senator Susan Collins, Chairwoman of the Committee has championed this issue.
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Witnesses for this upcoming hearing will include Kathleen A. Cameron, Senior Director, Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging; Peggy Haynes, Senior Director, Healthy Aging, MaineHealth; Liz Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, National Osteoporosis Foundation; and Virginia Demby, Advocate for Community and Older Adults.
Recently, HCAOA submitted comments to the Committee on the subject of fall prevention and the role of home care providers.
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Home Care Association of America
444 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 397, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 800-22-HCAOA Email: info@hcaoa.org Website: www.hcaoa.org
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