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Congratulations, 2022 Stars Award and Innovation Winners!

Last week, we honored eight incredible individuals and four innovative programs at the 2022 Home Care Star Awards & Innovations Showcase.

Together, we celebrated our people and our pioneers by recognizing how they make life better for thousands of patients and their families. In celebrating their achievements, we shined a light on our collective accomplishments.

2022 Home Care Star Awardees

Jennifer Guerra, Aide of the Year — Jennifer Guerra
Aide of the Year
All Care VNA & Hospice

Hardyne Riche, Aide of the Year — Jennifer Guerra
Aide of the Year
All Care VNA & Hospice

2022 Home Care Innovations Showcase

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200+ Attendees & Full Exhibit Hall at the 2022 NEHCC!

Don’t miss out on the biggest home care and hospice event in the region, with dozens of exhibitors at our trade show.

Join more than 200 home care and hospice leaders next week in Newport, Rhode Island for the 2022 New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show.

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Don’t miss out on the biggest home care and hospice event in the region, with dozens of exhibitors at our trade show.

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Join Us: Attendee Registration for NEHCC Now Open!

Join us & hundreds of home health colleagues as the New England Conference returns in-person to Newport, RI, May 11-13, 2022.

Hundreds of home health colleagues, industry experts, and leading home health vendors will be in person at the The New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show in Newport, RI May 11-13, 2022. If that alone doesn’t entice you, the venue will!

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Join us in person at the beautiful Gurney’s Resort, in Newport, RI.

To learn more about the conference, visit www.nehcc.com.

Set Sails for Newport for the 2022 NEHCC!

Don’t miss this opportunity to exhibit at the biggest home care and hospice event in the region. The NEHCC will be live and in-person May 11-13, 2022.

Two years out in the digital sea during the pandemic are enough! New England’s biggest home care and hospice conference is set return to port in Newport, Rhode Island May 11-13… live and in-person!

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Companies looking to present to the expected 200+ attendees may choose from among our premium and regular sponsorships, and also exhibit at our exciting, multi-day tradeshow. Several sponsorship have already sold, so don’t miss this opportunity to exhibit at the biggest industry event in the region.

To learn more about the conference, visit www.nehcc.com.

2021 Home Care Stars Winners

Join us to honor excellence in home care, as we present the Star Awards at the 2021 “Our Time to Shine.” The event will be held at Granite Links in Quincy, MA on Tuesday, November

The Annual Star Awards has returned for 2021 to honor the best and brightest in our industry! Join us and your colleagues on Tuesday, November 9 at Granite Links in Quincy for a celebration of hard work, resilience, innovation, and dedication in the home care, hospice, and home health care communities.

Together, we can celebrate our people and our pioneers by recognizing how they make life better for thousands of patients and their families. In celebrating individual achievement, we shine a light on our collective accomplishments.

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2021 Home Care Star Award Winners

**Kimberly Bolduc**
NVNA & Hospice
Aide of the Year

**HPH Precaution Suite**
Merrimack Valley Hospice

Congratulations to this year’s winner’s and our thanks to those who nominated them.

2022 New England Home Care & Hospice Conference Call for Speakers Now Open!

The New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show is the region’s premier event for home care and hospice agencies. The conference is hosted by the six New England state home care associations, which collectively represent nearly 400 organizations. This coming year, the conference heads to Newport, RI from May 11-13!

The conference is designed for senior and mid-level administrative and clinical staff. The conference features multiple keynote sessions, workshops, and intensive programs. Topics are designed to meet the needs of all agencies, including Medicare-certified, private duty, and hospices. The trade show is the largest home health and hospice expo in the Northeast.

We are pleased to open the call for speakers up to any and all who are interested. We highly encourage agency staff members to submit innovative programs they have developed within their companies to present to colleagues.

Vendors who submit proposals are highly encouraged to include an agency in their presentation for preferential review.

The deadline to submit proposals is Sunday, November 14th by end of day.

For more information on our conference you can go to www.NEHCC.com!

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Annual Conference Education (ACE): Virtual Edition is Now Open!

ACE Virtual introduces 27 educational webinars covering topics ranging from PDGM, COVID-19, Staff Retention, IT Security and more!

Although it is a chaotic time, and personal energy probably barely exists outside of work – we know that we must continue to offer opportunities for all to stay educated as we adjust to the “new normal”.

The sessions in this new virtual conference have been made available in a recorded format with the option for members to purchase as individual sessions, packages of 5 (based on tracks), or the full series. Thanks to sponsors, you will also be given the opportunity to receive significant discounts on products (up to 50% off!)!

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If a staff member that is in the position of Director or higher agrees to have one-on-one phone calls with our Premium Sponsors you earn significant discounts!

Use the following codes:
3 Sponsor Calls: 30% OFF – ACE30
5 Sponsor Calls: 50% OFF – ACE50

An example of what the platform looks like per webinar

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PDGM: 3-Month Check-Up Virtual Conference Update

The hosting states of the PDGM Summit and NAHC have decided to postpone the virtual conference until late April so agencies can focus on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for the next weeks.

The hosting states of the PDGM Summit and NAHC have decided to postpone the virtual conference until late April so agencies can focus on the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for the next weeks.

The following information will explain any conference updates that are included with the postponement:

The virtual conference will be held according to the 4 different time zones: Tuesday, April 28 will be for EST and CST, Wednesday, April 29 will be for MST and PST.

All sessions will be from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM according with the time zone.

Attendees can choose which day/time zone they prefer Members who previously registered for the March 30 in-person event are automatically registered to listen to the EST session on Tuesday, April 28 and will receive the recording for free. If you are already registered, you do not need to register again.

Any members not already registered will now be charged $225 per person plus an optional $75 for the recording. Non-members will be charged $375 per person plus an additional $100 for the recording.

Anyone wishing to receive CEUs for this conference MUST register separately. CEUs will only be provided to someone who paid for their own registration – not to anyone else that may listen to the live session in the same room or to the recording afterwards.

There will be an additional session added in the morning that provides an overview of PDGM basics. The schedule will include two 15-minutes breaks and a 30-minute lunch break during the day.

Call-In logistics will be sent our closer to the conference.

For any questions, please contact Megan Fournier at mfournier@thinkhomecare.org.

You can register below if not already registered.

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2020 NEHCC Program Released!

You have been waiting, and now it’s here, The 2020 New England Home Care & Hospice Conference and Trade Show Program has been released! Join colleagues from throughout the region from May 13-15 in Newport, RI for the best home health and hospice event of the year! This fabulous conference will feature renowned keynoters and informative workshops that will give you new ideas and insight to take back to your agency. Sessions include Pre-Conferences on PDGM: Lessons Learned, and Medicaid Healthcare Reform; Keynotes on Caregiver Trends, Navigating Change, The Future in Home Health Through Data, and Bridging the Gap Between Life and Death. With 25 additional break-out sessions, you are bound to find topics that appeal to you and your staff as there is something for everyone!

Looking to find new partners with your agency regarding things like software systems, consulting, staff benefits, etc? Our exhibit show is the largest home health gathering in the Northeast with close to 80 exhibitors! See who is currently exhibiting here.

Don’t miss this great event close to home. Check out the brochure here

Learn more about the conference at www.nehcc.com

Colleen’s Corner: Quality Check

An Update on Quality Reporting Measures.

Did You Know?

The quality measure Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity is being removed from Home Health Compare as of the April 2020 Compare Refresh. However, home health agencies are still collecting data for this measure through CY2020.

This quality measure will also be removed from the Quality of Patient Care Star Rating which will be calculated using seven measures beginning April 2020. Make sure to check how this will impact your agency’s star rating, so check out your Quality of Patient Care Star Rating Provider Preview Report in your agency’s CASPER Folders

The January 2020 Compare Refresh will be available this week, on January 23. CMS is no longer publicly reporting Emergency Department Use without Hospital Readmission During the First 30 Days of Home Health, and Rehospitalization during the First 30 Days of Home Health on Compare beginning with this January 2020 Refresh.

The OASIS Quarterly Q&As are scheduled to be posted on January 21, 2020.

Make your Star Ratings Rise to the Top

Provide focused education to your clinical staff with Blueprint for OASIS Accuracy training hosted by the Home Care Alliance on April 15-16, 2020 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, 1657 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA.

Registration fills up fast so be sure to register early.

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