New Jersey Legislature Forms Home Care Caucus - Next Meeting September 24

The New Jersey Legislature has formed a Home Care Caucus to collaborate with a bipartisan representation of members from both chambers on issues related to home health care services. HCAOA encourages all members in the state to participate in the next virtual meeting of the Caucus on Tuesday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. Click here to register. Speakers at the meeting will include caucus Legislative Co-Chairs Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R-25), Senator Gordon Johnson (D-37), Assemblywoman Nancy F. Muñoz (R-21), and Assemblywoman Carol A. Murphy (D-7).

By engaging a diverse group of stakeholders, the Caucus will identify opportunities to support home care services for medically vulnerable children, adults, and seniors across the state who rely on access to these essential services in order to live independently and safely at home.

Caucus goals and initiatives include the following: 

Access

• Identifying challenges that limit access to home care services.

Workforce

• Workforce issues for home care aides, nurses, and other staff (i.e., shortage, retention, career ladders)

Financial

• Financial support tied to quality and outcomes for all aspects of home care services, including educational opportunities.

Data

• Data collection and interpretation including, but not limited to, population (and location) of consumers vs. worker shortage, transportation issues, etc.

Awareness

• Increasing awareness of home care services and the communities that rely on such services.

Affordability

• Affordability issue for individuals not eligible for the Safety Net programs due to income limits such as Medicaid, Medicare, VA, etc. This would include Private Pay.

Regulatory

• Reviewing processes and regulatory issues surrounding home care services

The caucus plans to interact with a broad array of stakeholders, including older adults, service providers, paid caregivers, employers, people with disabilities, the long-term care insurance industry, private and public payers, government officials, researchers, and technology vendors.

For more information, please visit the caucus website by clicking here.