HCAOA The Voice Fall 2019

1 Fall 2019 Executive Corner 2 The Home Care Industry Needs Our Engagement Member News 4 HCAOA Congressional Lobby Day Helps Inform Legislators 7 Inside this Year’s Annual Leadership Conference 8 HCAOA Chapter Highlights 12 Executive Director Phil Bongiorno Presents at Better Medicare Alliance Feature Article 15 HCAOA Members Look to Association for Advocacy, Professional Credibility Public Policy 18 Update on Veterans Mission Act 19 Opioids Epidemic Update: Fewer Americans are Abusing 20 Aging Issues Take Focus in 2020 Elections BOARD OF DIRECTORS Peter Ross, President Senior Helpers Julianne Roth, Secretary Companions for Living Michael Juceam, Treasurer Right at Home—Sarasota Matt Boever, Legislative Chair Home Instead Senior Care Gale Bohling, Member At-Large BrightSpring Health Services Emma Dickison, Member At-Large Home Helpers Chani Feldman, Member At-Large Maxim Health Thomas Gilday, Member At-Large BrightStar Care Steven Greenbaum, Member At-Large ComForcare Carl McManus, Member At-Large Comfort Keepers Martin Miller, Member At-Large Coastal Home Care Bob Roth, Member At-Large Cypress HomeCare Solutions Jennifer Tucker, Member At-Large Homewatch Caregivers International Dave Totaro, Member At-Large BAYADA Home Health Care Jeff Wiberg, Member At-Large Family Home Care HCAOA STAFF Phil Bongiorno, Executive Director Andrea Liford-Martinez, Manager, Meetings & Education Nataly Schwartz, Director, Programs & Operations Keith Campbell, Manager, Marketing & Communications Teresa Turner, Coordinator, Administrative Services ADVERTISING & DESIGN LLM Publications 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Design & Layout Spencer Seastrom Sales Representative Katy Patterson 503-445-2244 katy@llmpubs.com CONTACT INFORMATION Home Care Association of America 444 N. Capitol Street NW, Suite 397 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 800-22-HCAOA Email: info@hcaoa.org Website: www.hcaoa.org Mission, Vision, Purpose & Guiding Principles The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) is the nation’s first association for providers of private duty home care. HCAOA was founded on the principle that quality private duty home care has one model of care and that model is to employ, train, monitor and supervise caregivers, create a plan of care for the client and work toward a safe and secure environment for the person at home. HCAOA Mission – The Home Care Association of America is the trusted voice of the home care industry, strengthening our members through advocacy, education and research. HCAOAVision – Home care empowers all those in need to live their best lives wherever they call home. HCAOA Purpose – To provide leadership, representation and education for the advancement of non-medical private duty home care and provide a strong unified voice to speak to the issues of concern within the private duty home care industry. HCAOA Guiding Principles – Associations that have guiding principles use them to help determine how the association will conduct its business, assist in determining policy and positions, and in providing direction. While the mission and vision of the Home Care Association of America are the main tools for determining strategy and direction, these guiding principles complement that mission and vision. We believe that people should be able to age safely in place at home to the extent possible according to their desires and permitted by their resources. We will champion measures at both the federal and state levels that promote home care quality and affordability. Appropriateness of care and client protection is best provided in an employee based model.