Home Care Association of America

08/21/2026

Join Us for the HCAOA Hawaii Chapter Conference!

📅 Thursday, November 5, 2026
🕣 8:00 AM - 2:;30 PM HST
🏨 Pearl at Kalauao
📍 98-535 Kaonohi Street Aiea, HI 96701
✅ All home care agencies are invited!

What to expect:
🎤 Full agenda of presentations
🤝 Meet and connect with home care industry members
🌐 Networking + information sharing with colleagues
📌 Save the date and come be part of the conversation!

Register and check out the full agenda here:
https://web.hcaoa.org/events/HCAOAHawaii%20Chapter%20Conference-6446/details

08/20/2026

Check out the Illinois news below!

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed House Bill 4612 into law, strengthening consumer protections for residents seeking home care services. ​

08/20/2026

Today is the deadline to apply for the HCAOA board of directors. If you've been thinking about it, now is the time.

Board members help guide national conversations on workforce, affordability, and access to care in the home.

Check eligibility and apply before the window closes tonight: https://judginghub.com/en/events/BOD26

Seamless realtime judging

08/19/2026

🏨 HOTEL DEADLINE APPROACHING!

Make your plans for the HCAOA National Home Care Conference and lock in the special conference hotel rate of $229/night + tax and resort fee.

⏰ Book by September 3 to receive the conference rate!

Don’t wait until the last minute—secure your room, pack your bags, and get ready for an incredible few days of learning, networking, and connection with home care leaders from across the country.

🔗 Book your room: https://book.passkey.com/event/51032855/owner/210/home

08/18/2026

✨Associate Member Showcase | iCare Life

We're pleased to welcome iCare Life to HCAOA. The company is dedicated to scalable, multilingual, state-compliant caregiver training.

iCare Life built learncaring.com to help home care agencies tackle the industry's chronic challenges of caregiver recruitment, retention and compliance, offering a 90-day foundational course plus bite-sized, state-specific micro-learning delivered in 12 languages so caregivers can train in whichever language they're most comfortable with.

👉For agencies looking to simplify multi-state compliance tracking, upskill their teams, and onboard non-native English-speaking caregivers more easily: https://www.learncaring.com/

Thanks for joining the HCAOA community!

08/18/2026

Congrats on the nomination!

Best of the Best!

We're proud to announce Treasea Green’s nomination for the Home Care Association of America 2026 Caregiver of the Year Award. This is a national recognition honoring caregivers who go above and beyond for their clients every day.

Treasea is known for her professionalism and compassion. She has been a part of the Martha's Hands Family for over 12 years and has provided over 15,000 hours of care to our clients.

Congratulations Treasea on the well-deserved recognition. You truly are one of the "Best of the Best".

08/17/2026

✨Associate Member Showcase | IT Total Care

We're pleased to welcome IT Total Care to HCAOA. The company is dedicated to managed IT and cybersecurity built specifically for home-based care.

IT Total Care works exclusively with home care, home health and hospice agencies, helping them evaluate and safely implement AI tools, manage caregiver onboarding and offboarding across every system, and keep HIPAA documentation current instead of scrambling before a survey.

👉For home care agencies ready to stop juggling IT as a side project and get a partner who already understands EVV, BAAs and the pace of caregiver turnover: https://ittotalcare.com/home-care-it-support/

Thanks for joining the HCAOA community!

08/13/2026

New Jersey's new audit reform law is a reminder of what member advocacy can accomplish. Thank you to everyone who testified, met with lawmakers, and made your voice heard.

HCAOA New Jersey will keep advocating for policies that support your agency. If you haven’t thanked your legislators yet, do so today:

We did it 🎉After months of advocacy by HCAOA New Jersey, our chapter leaders, engaged members, legislative champions, and contract lobbyist, Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed S3463/A4790 into law. This legislation is a significant victory for New...

08/11/2026

Say hello to your emcee: Jeff Civillico.

He'll keep the energy high between Henry Winkler's opening keynote, Louie Gravance's Day 2 session leading into the Caregiver of the Year Award, and 20 breakout sessions built for home care leaders.

7 weeks to Orlando. Hotel rate ends September 3 — don't wait to book.

🔗https://web.hcaoa.org/atlas/events/2026-national-home-care-conference-6407/register?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=conference_26&utm_content=emcee_speaker_recap

08/10/2026

Congrats on the nomination!

We are so proud of Xavier! He has been nominated for the Home Care Association of America 2026 Caregiver of the Year Award, which recognizes exceptional caregivers across the country who provide outstanding care at home. Thank you for everything you do. Congratulations 👏