Tag: NAHC

NAHC’s Andrea Devoti Honored at McKnight’s Women of Distinction

On Monday, May 22, NAHC’s Executive Vice President Andrea Devoti was inducted into the Hall of Honor in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards, a joint program of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care. The Women of Distinction program  honors women across the skilled nursing, senior living and home care…

We Need Your Feedback for an Important Worker Safety Resource

SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK The open comment period ends June 2, 2023.   The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group want your feedback on an important project we’ve underdevelopment concerning home worker safety. The NAHC Safety Task Force has been working to develop the “Minimum Standards in Care in the Home Worker Safety” resource document to…

The Advocacy Issues NAHC is Fighting for in 2023

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has posted its finalized 2023 Regulatory and Legislative Blueprints for Action. These annual updates entail an encompassing review of all NAHC policy positions on matters impacting the home care and hospice community. Positions are evaluated for ongoing applicability, updated in response to actions taken by the…

Call for Medicaid Access Rule Workgroup Participants

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is forming a workgroup of NAHC members to help formulate our response to the recently issued Medicaid Access notice of proposed rulemaking. Please indicate interest in participating by emailing NAHC’s Director of Medicaid HCBS at dterzaghi@nahc.org. To learn more about the Medicaid Access proposed rule and…

We Need Your Feedback for an Important Worker Safety Resource

SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK The open comment period will occur from May 1, 2023, to June 2, 2023.   The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group want your feedback on an important project we’ve underdevelopment concerning home worker safety. The NAHC Safety Task Force has been working to develop the “Minimum Standards in Care in…

RESCHEDULED: Home Care Industry Update

Thursday, April 6, 2023 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT  REGISTER This is your invitation to join Polsinelli, The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) for a legal update tailored for the Home-Based Care Industry (home health, home care, and hospice providers). During this presentation, we…

Caregiver Shortages: Using Data in Advocacy

Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT   REGISTER Free to all  Released in 2022, the State of the Direct Care Workforce Report provides a high-level overview of the people delivering care in the US today, identifying seven distinct personas of the workforce. Now that we have this information, how can it help us…

NAHC Remembers Ruth Constant, A Champion for Care in the Home

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) celebrates the life of Dr. Ruth Constant, who died on March 10, 2023 in Victoria, Texas. Ruth was a pioneer in the home health community having helped to start the first home health agency in Texas following the enactment of the Medicare program in 1965. Ruth’s…

NAHC and NHPCO Exploring Collaboration Opportunities

For many years, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have often worked together to advance projects and initiatives in our common interest. The Boards of Directors of both NAHC and NHPCO believe the time is right to explore how a stronger, unified, and more intentional approach to…

Help Home Care & Hospice Improve Worker Safety!

Nominate yourself or someone else by Thursday, March 2, 2023. Send your nominee’s name and title to tom@nahc.org. Attracting and retaining quality employees is the biggest and most persistent problem facing home care providers. The chronic shortages we have faced for years are projected to grow well into the future. Our extensive research has found that…