Essential Training At Your Finger Tips

Join Michelangelo Mortellaro, Esq., of Mortellaro Law, for an informative session aimed at assisting home care businesses in understanding the various types of veteran's benefits available to offset the cost of care for clients. This session will shed light on VA Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits, guide attendees through the eligibility criteria for clients, and provide insights into the application process. Real-life scenarios from a local elder law attorney will be shared.   Speaker/Course Author - Michelangelo Mortellaro, Esq Read more

In the ever-evolving landscape of home care, managing financial stability and ensuring cash flow for your agency during periods of growth is paramount. Understanding the financial challenges faced by independent home care agencies, we’ll share valuable insights, experience, strategies, and tactics for addressing and preventing these hurdles, allowing you to grow your practice responsibly. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your home care agency's financial well-being and chart a path to financial success and sustainable growth. Whether you're a seasoned agency owner or just starting in the industry, this webinar will discuss a solution that can be tailored to help you thrive in times of growth that you might not have considered before.   Speaker/Course Author - Ethan Schwarzbach  Read more

In this conversation, we share the stories and tactics of agencies winning the war against turnover. From creating a brand that attracts new caregivers to nurturing a culture that not only keeps them longer but engages them to perform at their best.    Curious to hear how one agency reduced its turnover rate by half in just one year? Or how another has a waiting list of caregivers wanting to join their team? Dive deep into the strategies, policies, and practices that top-performing agencies use to become destination employers in the caregiving industry.    Speaker/Course Author - Vicotr Hunt Read more

In this post-pandemic world, we can assume that regulatory agencies will continue, and indeed increase, the execution of their broad and ambitious agendas. We can expect increases in the frequency, intensity, and scope of supervision, enforcement, and investigations under both old and new regulations. At the same time, as our organizations struggle to grow and thrive in this environment, the need to be creative and innovative grows more urgent every day. While creativity and innovation are admirable qualities in any organization, they can be risky. Managing that risk is much easier with guidance from and collaboration with a well-appointed and active compliance department. Compliance is not just about regulatory and policy enforcement or stifling creativity and innovation. It is about connecting positively with our employees to stabilize their complex and changeable environment and help them move forward with positivity and optimism. It matches creativity and innovation with responsibility and accountability. Achieving this balance requires developing a strong ethics and compliance culture based on trust, transparency, and consistency. This presentation relates how one compliance team attempted to achieve this balance and offers ideas on how compliance is the companion you never realized you had. Read more

Thanks to HCAF's advocacy efforts, the Florida Legislature passed legislation in 2020 (HB 607) that allows certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and home health aides to take on expanded duties under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN). Now that the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has completed its rulemaking process, we would like to know how your agency ensures compliance and implements the new rules. Join Heather Curren, RN, BSN, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-H, Director of Education at SimiTree, as she outlines the specifications of the medication administration program requirements, training, and RN delegation of tasks. Additionally, she will provide an overview of HCAF's six (6) hours of training scheduled for the week following HomeCareCon (please refer to the advertisement included in this welcome guide for additional details), as well as how the upcoming live and on-demand training could benefit an agency's CNAs and home health aides. Read more

As Medicare and Medicaid managed care enrollment increases, providers who are unfamiliar with contract negotiation face uncharted, rough waters and challenges, like Tom Hanks in his 2009 film about his hijacked ship. If you do not cover the costs associated with providing quality care to patients and clients, your ship is sunk. Therefore, contract reimbursement rates must reflect actual provider costs. This session introduces participants to steps for evaluating your business' bandwidth and tolerance for risk when negotiating contracts. The speakers will also discuss negotiation strategies, such as how to defend your position and obtain better reimbursement terms and agreements.  Read more