Home Care Voice Blog

​President Biden has chosen Dennis McDonough to lead to Department of Veterans Affairs. The Department aims to implement several pieces of legislation, including expanding the program that provides benefits to VA caregivers. ​
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The 2021 Home Care Benchmarking Survey is now open! Home Care Pulse relies on home care providers, like you, to give information and feedback on what the last year has looked like for your agency. 
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The survey will be open during February and March, and if you complete the survey before the early bird deadline of February 28, you'll receive the largest discount possible on your pre-order of the 2021 Study—$325 off.

Be Wise, Immunize was launched by the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care to spread awareness and information about the COVID-19 vaccine. The campaign provides home care workers trustworthy information about the COVID-19 vaccine. It is essential that home care aides receive the vaccine to protect themselves, their families, and their clients. This website outlines facts about the vaccine and why it is safe to receive. 

Visit bewiseimmunize.com to learn the facts about the COVID-19 vaccine. 

House Bill 6100, filed last week on behalf of the Department of Consumer Protection, would expand background checks of prospective caregivers and ban medical terms in home care agency business names and advertising. As it did last year concerning a similar bill, HCAOA Connecticut is opposed to substituting state and national criminal background checks, which require fingerprinting by state police and the FBI, for comprehensive background checks. This would involve a costly, detailed and time-consuming process, delaying placement of caregivers with clients, putting elderly consumers at risk and harming HCAs. The bill also prohibits employment of persons convicted of one of several crimes. As an alternative, HCAOA Connecticut is proposing comprehensive background checks be conducted by a pre-employment background screening services company that include a search of an online federal database, and to allow HCAs to accurately describe nonmedical, supportive services that ensure a safe and healthy environment for a person who may have memory challenges. A public hearing on the bill before the General Law Committee will be held next week. HCAOA Connecticut is urging members to submit testimony and contact their legislators about the bill.