EDUCATION SESSIONS
What You'll Learn
The two-day conference is packed with sessions covering the topics home care leaders care about most. Choose the path that fits your agency's stage and priorities.
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AI / TECH AI Ask Me Anything with 3 Leading Home Care CEOsHome care CEOs share their early AI playbooks, what they've deployed, the results they've seen, the mistakes they've made, and how they're thinking about AI over the next 6-12 months. Join this session to learn:
Miriam Allred Founder, Home Care Strategy Lab AI / TECH AI for Home Care Owners: What Actually Works for Caregiver Recruitment and Client GrowthAI is changing how families search for home care and how caregivers look for jobs. Yet many agency owners are unsure what AI actually means for their marketing, what tools matter, and what changes they should be paying attention to. This session breaks down how AI is already influencing digital marketing and what that means for home care agencies. You'll take away simple, practical ways AI can improve recruitment marketing, a clearer understanding of where AI can create real advantages, and how to prepare your marketing strategy for what's coming next.
Amanda Jerele Chief Operating Officer, ChoiceLocal AI / TECH Practical AI in Home Care: Real-World Applications for Scheduling & QualityJoin John Atkinson, CTO of AxisCare, for a session on how artificial intelligence is being implemented in home care to drive measurable results. From intelligent scheduling to care analytics, this session covers:
You'll leave with actionable strategies to improve scheduling, operational efficiency, communication, and client care.
John Atkinson Chief Technology Officer, AxisCare OPERATIONS: LEGAL 2026 Employment Law Survival Guide: New Rules, New Risks, and the Wage and Hour Traps You Must Avoid for SuccessJoin the home care industry's go to employment advisor Josh Vaughn for a fast, lively, and practical tour of the employment law changes that will shape how agencies hire, schedule, pay, and manage caregivers through 2026 and into 2027. No legal jargon. No doom-and-gloom. Just straight talk about what's changing, what it means for your business, and what to do next.
Joshua Vaughn Shareholder, Littler Mendelson OPERATIONS: LEGAL Compliance Unleashed: Turning Home Care Challenges into Winning StrategiesThis panel, led by Polsinelli's Home-Based Care Chair Angelo Spinola, will feature senior executives from leading home care brands who prioritize compliance as a core component of operational excellence.
Angelo Spinola Home Health, Home Care & Hospice Chair, Polsinelli ADVOCACY Advocacy Breakout SessionStay tuned for details about a session focused on important policy work in the home care field and how providers like you can get involved.
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OPERATIONS
Benchmarking Magnetic Culture: Attracting Talent, Customers, & GrowthIn today's home-based care environment, agencies are under constant pressure to recruit and retain caregivers while maintaining a high-quality client experience. Join Todd Austin for a panel discussion with agency leaders who are using benchmarking insights to run stronger, more resilient organizations.
Todd Austin President & COO, Activated Insights OPERATIONS
Creating Belonging: Supporting Older Adults Across Cultures and CommunitiesBelonging is a universal human need, yet many older adults face isolation, cultural disconnection, or barriers to fully participating in their communities. This session will explore how to foster inclusion and belonging for older adults from varied cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Gregorio Sanchez Jr., PhD Franchise Owner, Home Instead OPERATIONS
From Employees to Mini Entrepreneurs: The Structure Behind Real ResultsThis is the secret sauce getting your team to think and operate like mini entrepreneurs instead of clock-punching employees. When that shift happens, they stop being victims of circumstances and start becoming drivers of outcomes fueling progress whether you're in the room or not.
Emily Isbell Founder & CEO, 24/7 Solutions OPERATIONS
The VA & Medicaid Double-Play: Turning Compliance Red Tape into a Growth EngineFor many home care agencies, government payors like the VA and Medicaid feel like a "necessary evil" high-volume opportunities wrapped in endless red tape and razor-thin margins. This session breaks down the "Double-Play" strategy.
Amber Monroe SVP of Customer Experience, Paradigm Senior Services OPERATIONS
A Whole New World: Value-Based Care Is Coming to Home CareFor the first time, value-based care is coming to the home care industry, creating major new opportunities for agencies. New programs from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) including the GUIDE and ACCESS Models recognize the essential role home care agencies play in keeping patients safe at home. This session will provide a practical overview of these emerging models and explain how agencies can participate through partnerships with care providers.
Nancy Gillette Chief Growth Officer, PocketRN OPERATIONS: MARKETING
The Big Four: Mastering Referral MarketingThis session deconstructs the four essential referral engines: Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Home Health, and Hospice. We will move beyond the "what" and dive deep into the "who" and "how" of professional networking.
Ethan Guerrieri VP of Operations, Preferred Care at Home (Corporate HQ) |
WORKFORCE Developing Caregivers into Ambassadors for Your BrandAgencies cannot afford to think only about caregiver recruitment; they must embrace caregiver development. While recruitment may fill schedules, development builds loyalty and staying power.
Jennifer Axelrod
Business Performance Coach 
Charletta Thomas Owner, A Place At Home – Lafayette WORKFORCE Get Ready for the Future: The Top Five Factors Shaping the Future of Home CareThis session is an encore of last year's standing-room-only presentation, featuring the latest insights from the 2026 Future of Home Care study, which surveyed more than 300 home care leaders across the U.S.
Stephen Tweed CEO, Leading Home Care ... a Tweed Jeffries company WORKFORCE Magnetic Culture: Attracting Talent, Customers, & GrowthA strong company culture is the foundation of every successful home care agency. Join Todd Allen, CEO and Co-Founder of AxisCare, as he explores practical strategies for cultivating a positive, high-performing work environment.
Todd Allen CEO & Co-Owner, AxisCare OPERATIONS: RECRUITMENT
How to Grow with Confidence: 7 Proven Ways to Improve RecruitingThe challenge of recruiting and retaining great caregivers faces home care agencies across the nation but with the right habits and systems, it doesn't have to be a gamble. Learn how to create sustainable hiring funnels that lead to real results.
Yvan Castilloux CEO and Co-Founder, Augusta OPERATIONS: FINANCE
Margins Matter: The Hidden Profit Leaks in Home Care AgenciesHome care agencies can look successful on paper growing census, full schedules, rising revenue yet still struggle to generate meaningful profit. In this session, we'll uncover the most common margin killers quietly eroding profitability in home care agencies across the U.S.
Wendy Barlin CPA, Director of CAS, Roth & Co OPERATIONS: FINANCE
Why Home Care Agencies Stop Growing and How to Predict and Manage Your Revenue PotentialHome care agencies often experience strong early growth followed by a frustrating and seemingly unexplained plateau. This session introduces a simple, practical framework that explains why.
Ignacio Cespedes CEO, BrightStar Care of Roseville FLORIDA HOME CARE State-Focused SessionsEspecially for attendees in Florida, the Orlando conference will offer sessions focused on topics and issues important to home care providers in the Sunshine State. Details will be announced later. Watch this space!
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