Category: Events

Partner with the Home Care Alliance to Help Appreciate Members

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It is that time of the year again that the Home Care Alliance of MA prepares for its annual Innovation and STAR Awards held on April 28, 2015. This is a time that the Alliance works with the almost 200 agency members to nominate and recognize their staff for all of the hard work they have done over the past year, as well as the agencies themselves for working on new innovative ideas for the future in home care.

Please see the flyer: Call for Sponsors to learn more about the opportunity to sponsor such a great and well received event. With the average attendance being over 150 people, your name will be well received in the home care industry.

Contact Megan Fournier at mfournier@thinkhomecare.org or by phone at 617-482-8830 for more information.

*NOTE* STAR Award Nomination Forms will be sent out soon. Keep an eye out so you can nominate your star employees!

Join HCA in Celebrating National Home Care and Hospice Month

Each November, the Home Care Alliance joins agencies and organizations across the state and the country to celebrate National Home Care & Hospice Month by raising awareness of the value of home-based services and recognizing the clinicians and aides that deliver those services.

The Alliance is promoting a special Home Care & Hospice Month webpage with useful information for consumers explaining home care and how to find the right provider for a loved one or friend. The website also has info for home health and home care agencies about how to promote and celebrate the month-long event.

Especially useful for consumers is the “Home Care FAQ” page on the Alliance’s Home Care & Hospice Month website. Not only does this resource address questions like “How do I pay for Home Care?” and “How do I assess my needs?,” but also provides a list of questions for consumers to ask home care agencies. That way, consumers can be sure they’re getting the best possible care for themselves, a loved one or friend.

Social media is a big part of the HCA’s awareness campaign so the Alliance is asking that any agencies with clinicians or aides they would like to recognize can send a photo to James Fuccione with the person’s name and title so we can spotlight them on our Facebook page.

If your home care or hospice agency has any events or activities being carried out this month for the event, please let us know via Facebook and twitter (@thinkhomecare).

If you are a consumer, be sure to check out our Home Care & Hospice Month webpage!

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One Care Initiative Hosting Webinar on Independent LTS Coordinators

The One Care demonstration project that coordinates and combines services for dually eligible individuals in Massachusetts hosts periodic webinars to educate the One Care Plans as well as service providers to help the program be successful.

The latest in that series is a free webinar on the role of the Long Term Services and Supports Coordinator, which will take place on Thursday, September 18th from noon to 1:00pm. During this webinar, the One Care Learning Team will discuss making referrals to Independent Living and Long-Term Services (LTS) and Supports Coordinators, ways to explain this role to One Care enrollees, and the benefits of engaging LTS Coordinators on Interdisciplinary Care Teams. An overview of the vision of MassHealth for the role of LTS Coordinator will be outlined and highlighted with examples of how LTS Coordinators are working with enrollees and interdisciplinary care teams.

Check out this video for an overview of the Independent Living LTSS Coordinator role and meet two of the webinar presenters.

Previous webinars have been recorded and can be viewed here.

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Join Us for Falls Prevention Awareness Day on Sept. 23rd

As part of the Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition, the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts will be co-hosting the 8th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day, which is taking place in the Great Hall of the State House in Boston on September 23rd from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

The event will follow the National Council on Aging’s theme of Strong Today, Falls Free® Tomorrow and includes a list of speakers and presenters. HCA’s Legislator of the Year Senator Patricia Jehlen will be giving welcoming remarks and Executive Office of Elder Affairs Secretary Ann Hartstein will be a featured speaker. Informational tables will line the Great Hall for legislative staff and members of the public to gather helpful resources on falls prevention strategies and local programs across the state.

There is no cost to attend this event. For more information, see the official flier for Falls Prevention Awareness Day.

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Money Follows the Person Project Team Hosting Technical Assistance Sessions

University of Massachusetts Medical School, the Department of Developmental Services, and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Provider Network Administration Unit is recruiting service providers to serve people with disabilities and/or elders who live in the community and eligible for services under the Money Follows the Person Demonstration project (MFP).

The Provider Network Administration Unit is hosting Waiver Service Provider Technical Assistance Sessions. The sessions will give providers an overview of the HCBS Waivers and services offered, as well as an in-depth review of the application forms and submission requirements/process.

The MFP sessions will be held as follows:

Date

Time

Day

Location

Address

City

Conference Room
8/19/14 2:00-4:00 PM Tuesday Forbes Library 20 West St. Northampton Community Room
8/28/14 2:00-4:00 PM Thursday UMASS Medical School 333 South St. Shrewsbury USA
9/16/14 1:00-3:00 PM Tuesday Taunton Public Library 12 Pleasant St. Taunton See Reception Desk
9/18/14 1:30-3:30 PM Thursday Boston Lower Mills Library 27 Richmond St. Dorchester See Reception Desk
9/30/14 2:00-4:00 PM Tuesday UMASS Medical School 333 South St. Shrewsbury USA
10/7/14 1:00-3:00 PM Tuesday Lenox Library 18 Main St. Lenox Welles Gallery
10/23/14 2:00-4:00 PM Thursday UMASS Medical School 333 South St. Shrewsbury USA

 

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Six Days Until the New England Conference

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There’s just six days left to register for the New England Home Care Conference & Trade Show.

The NEHCC is the region’s biggest home care event, with hundreds of home care professionals attending, 20 workshops, three intensive programs, dozens of exhibitors, and six of the best keynote speakers in the industry.

The conference begins a week from today, and continues through May 30.  The venue this year is the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, located in downtown Boston, just a block from the historic Common.

Registration begins at just $275 for members for two days and is $345 for the full conference.  To attend, either register online or download, complete, and fax/email the brochure.

Highlights this year include:

  • Separate tracks for Home Health & Reform, Clinical Compliance, Management/HR, Finance & Technology, and Private Duty;
  • Keynote addresses from Karen Dillon, Jeannee Parker Martin, Richard Lopez, Michael Chernew, and Kathy Duckett;
  • Nearly 70 exhibitors including medical suppliers, software vendors, telephone services, and insurance providers.

Don’t forget to follow the conference’s tweet @NEHCCTS.  Besides having the latest updates on the conference — both before and during the conference, we’ll also be running contents through the account.

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Chance to Win Two Sox Tickets At the N.E. Home Care Conference

Red SoxThe New England Home Care Conference is just around the corner — May 28-30 — and we’re pleased to offer our members a special promotion: register before May 9, 2014 and you’ll be entered to win one of two tickets to the Red Sox’s May 29 game against the Atlanta Braves.

The NEHCC is the biggest annual home care conference in the region, with hundreds of home care professionals attending, 20 workshops, three intensive programs, more than 70 exhibitors, and six of the best keynote speakers in the industry.

All this and a chance to spend an evening at Fenway Park?  Full details here.

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Register for the New England Home Care Conference May 28 – 30!

Join colleagues from throughout the region for the best home health event of the year! Come to the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston for the 4th annual New England Home Care Conference & Trade Show on May 28, 29 and 30. It will feature fabulous keynoters, dozens of informative workshops and 2-hour intensives that will give you new ideas and insight to take back to your agency.

To register, you may either download the conference brochure or register online.

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See Our Previous Physician of the Year, and Nominate Your Own!

The Home Care Alliance is hosting the annual Home Care Innovation Showcase and STAR Awards on April 29th at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Among those the Alliance recognizes is a “Physician of the Year,” which is nominated by an agency or community partner and awarded to a physician or nurse practitioner who has demonstrated:

  • Active involvement in the homehealth field,
  • Outspoken support for health care delivered in the home; and
  • Longevity in the home health profession

Last year’s Physician of Year award winner was Dr. James Everett who is Medical Director for Hospice of the South Shore. He was nominated by the Hospice’s Director Barbara Karkos who lauded Dr. Everett’s collaborative nature.

HCA's 2013 Physician of the Year, Dr. James Everett
HCA’s 2013 Physician of the Year, Dr. James Everett

“Dr. Everett consistently combines compassion with clinical expertise, always working with us to ‘do the right thing’ for each patient and family,” said Karkos of Dr. Everrett. “He demonstrates true partnership in all of his interactions with the staff at Hospice, as well as with his colleagues in the community, and with patients and families he visits in the home.”

Karkos also touted Dr. Everett’s ability to be innovative in embracing new technology and improving processes, especially when it came to the “physician face-to-face” requirement.

The Home Care Alliance knows there are many “Dr. Everetts” out there and look forward to awarding the next Home Care Physician of the Year.

To nominate a physician, see our nomination form.

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Innovations & Star Award Nominations Open

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Once again, the Alliance is planning a special afternoon to honor and showcase the best people and programs in our industry today. This celebration of innovation and excellence will take place on April 29th at the historic John F. Kennedy Library.  Invitations to attend will be sent to a broad health care audience.

This event offers member agencies two opportunities to shine:

  1. Nominate a program, product, or operational change that has either a) enhanced the well-being of patients, clients, or the community, b) driven efficiency in operations or the health care system, or c) enhanced the productivity or satisfaction of agency staff.
  2. Nominate an employee or homecare supporter for a STAR Award. These awards celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of the everyday heroes in our midst who make incredible differences in the lives of their patients/clients and their families. Though there are too few opportunities to recognize all who deserve one, a STAR award brings with it some well-deserved recognition for both the agency and the individual.

Nominations may be made by Alliance agencies, their patients, or their partner organizations.  Download & complete the nomination form to let the world know about your best & brightest.  Nominations are due by March 7, 2014.

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