Mark Your Calendar and Register for Valuable Upcoming State Chapter Meetings

State chapter meetings offer members and non-members important insight into issues impacting home care in their state. Mark your calendar and register to attend the following meetings!

Wisconsin - Virtual Meeting
October 20, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
Registration Fee: No cost, but registration is required
Attend to hear the following:

• National Legislative Update – HCAOA CEO Vicki Hoak
• State Update - Wisconsin Lobbyist Jolene Plautz
• How to Manage Stress and Burnout - Marriage and Family Therapist Amanda Anderson
• Latest news from Wisconsin DHS and EVV implementation
• Planning for the 2023 Wisconsin Legislative Advocacy Day

  
Northern California – Par 3 at Poplar Creek, San Mateo
November 1, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Registration fee: $75 for members, $150 for non-members. Breakfast provided. Registration is required.
Attend in-person to hear a:

• Regulatory Update - Jennifer Niklas, Chief, Home Care Services Bureau, California Department of Social Services
• State Legislative/Political Update - Tony Gonzalez and Carl London, California Chapter Lobbyists
• National Update - Vicki Hoak, HCAOA CEO

 
New Jersey – Crown Plaza Edison Hotel, Edison
November 2, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Registration fee: $40 for members, $80 for non-members. A networking lunch is provided.
Thank you to our sponsor, Sensi.Ai.
 
Southern California – Villa Gardens, Pasadena
November 2, 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Registration fee: $75 for members, $150 for non-members. Breakfast provided.
Mask wearing is required, as the host facility is a congregant senior living community. COVID vaccination cards or negative test result within 48 hours will be requested.
Attend in-person to hear a:

• Regulatory Update - Jennifer Niklas, Chief, Home Care Services Bureau, California Department of Social Services
• State Legislative/Political Update - Tony Gonzalez and Carl London, California Chapter Lobbyists
• National Update - Vicki Hoak, HCAOA CEO

 
Illinois – Annual State Conference – Marriott O’Hare Hotel, Chicago
November 3, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Registration fee: $225 for members, $450 for non-members. Continental breakfast, lunch and vendor showcase included.
Thank you to sponsors AxisCare and Sensi.Ai.
The in-person conference agenda includes the following presentations:

• Illinois Department of Public Health Update - Rani Harms MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Program Supervisor
• Breaking Down the New Home Care Services Regulations - Adam S. Guetzow, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
• Employment Law Update & HIPAA Compliance - Aimee Delaney and David Alfini, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
• Chapter Activity Update - Karen Stephenson, Chapter Chair
• State Legislative Update - David Ormsby, The Nolan Group

 
Connecticut – Sheraton Hartford South, Rocky Hill
November 15, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration fee: $40 for members, $80 for non-members. A networking lunch is provided.
Attend in-person to hear discussion about background checks and non-solicitation agreements from officials from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection: Pamela Brown, Investigations Director, and Ryan Burns, State Project Manager, Legal Division.