National Association for Home Care
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is a nonprofit organization that represents the nation’s home care and hospice organizations.
NAHC is the largest and most respected professional association representing the interests of chronically ill, disabled, and dying Americans of all ages and the caregivers who provide them with in-home health and hospice services.
NAHC also advocates for the more than two million nurses, therapists, aides, and other caregivers employed by such organizations to provide in-home services to some 12 million Americans each year who are infirm, chronically ill, and disabled.
Along with its advocacy, NAHC provides information to help its members maintain the highest quality of care and is committed to excellence in every respect.
Our Mission
To promote, protect and advance the highest quality health care at home.
Our Vision
Be the leading and unifying voice for Home Care and Hospice.
Strategic Plan
NAHC strives to be an efficient, effective, member-driven organization with measurable goals that tackle the challenges of the home care and hospice industry.
Education
Whether you’re a nurse, physician, therapist, or financial pro join us as we examine the issues, and developments that affect you and the patients you serve. Earn continuing education hours, network with colleagues from around the country, and fan the flame that led you to home care and hospice from the start.
NAHC’s Online Learning
Our e-learning platform helps you find accreditation information, video recordings of education sessions, executive training information, and resources to help you improve your business models and patient care models.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at NAHC
In our mission to embrace diversity and promote a culture of inclusion for the home care and hospice community, we are taking the next steps. We’ve designed exclusive content dedicated to DEI initiatives that we want you to explore.
Private Duty Home Care Certification
Private Duty Home Care Certification requires each agency location to conduct a comprehensive examination relating to nineteen (19) separate but interrelated aspects of business and operations. Agency locations are required to submit documentation and an attestation statement showing adherence to all Certification program standards in each category to be reviewed by dedicated private duty home care staff at the NAHC.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The standards of certification were developed by private duty home care industry leaders. Many of these leaders serve on the NAHC Private Duty Home Care Advisory Board, Advocacy Council, and NAHC Board of Directors. In addition, the NAHC Private Duty Home Care Certification Program has been modeled after elements within successful state certification programs in Massachusetts and California developed by The California Association for Health Services at Home and the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION
Through NAHC Private Duty Home Care Certification, agency locations distinguish themselves from their peers and demonstrate that they meet high standards of quality, safety, and credibility, practicing at the top of the industry.
Home Care & Hospice Executive Certification
Why is Credentialing Important?
Quality leadership by the home care or hospice executive is necessary to develop an effective framework to support the two organization’s mission and purpose. Credentialing home care and hospice executives is also important during this time of increased public scrutiny and rapid growth in the number of home care and hospice providers. Certification of home care and hospice executives provides the home care community with a mechanism to establish credentials, acknowledge experience and career involvement, and define a body of knowledge for individuals in leadership positions in home care and hospice organizations.
What Does Certification Mean?
Certification represents achievement of a gold standard of knowledge for the operation of a home care or hospice organization. It signifies that the individual has attained a defined level of education, experience and knowledge. Certified individuals may use the initials CHCE behind their names. CHCE is a trademark of NAHC and Home Care University. Its use is strictly limited to those who successfully complete the application and testing process. Unauthorized users will be prosecuted.
ADVOCACY EFFORTS
NAHC is advocating on behalf of home health care and hospice every day, but nothing has an impact on elected officials like hearing from their own constituents, and that is why it is so important for everyone familiar with home health and hospice to become advocates on behalf of our entire community.
You are the Heartbeat of our industry and can be a catalyst for change ensuring access to quality home-based care and services today and for future generations.
Our voices combined together are powerful enough to command the attention of our elected representatives and influence their decisions. Stand with us, add your voice to ours and countless others, and together we will ensure access to the highest quality health care and services at home for all Americans.
Become an Advocate
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) would like to personally invite you to become an advocate for home care and hospice services.
Every American at some point in their lives will either need access to home-based services or will know someone who does. Ensuring that quality services are available and accessible to everyone who needs them today, and in the future, is an enormous task that will require the voices, hearts, and minds of millions of people working in unison.
Membership at NAHC
As the leading trade association for home care and hospice professionals, NAHC serves as the unified voice for the industry.
Over the next ten years, the home care and hospice industry is expected to achieve unprecedented growth and NAHC will be there along the way to ensure your organization has the tools and resources needed to thrive.
Being a NAHC member has its benefits:
Expert legal and regulatory guidance
from NAHC staff, along with advocacy before agencies like CMS, IRS, and DOL.
Subscription to NAHC Report,
which delivers a daily update on the latest news affecting home care and hospice.
Networking with industry experts
and peers through our popular listserv which provides advice on clinical, operational, and policy issues.
World-class educational programming
at our annual conferences, meetings, and throughout the year via webinars.
Enhanced listing on our Agency Locator,
an online searchable database used by consumers (Provider & Corporate Providers).
Exclusive discounts
on insurance, car/fleet leasing, translation services, and more, in the Business Partner Marketplace.
Two complimentary job postings each month
on the NAHC Home Care & Hospice Career Center (Provider & Corporate Providers).
Complimentary listing on our Business Partner Marketplace,
an online searchable resource used by NAHC members and consumers (Business Partner).
Stand out from your competition
by showcasing your products, solutions, and services at our conferences, the largest gathering of home care and hospice leaders in the country (Business Partner, Allied).
Gain market share and visibility
in the home care and hospice community with our discounted rates on advertising and sponsorship (Business Partner, Allied).
NAHC Mentoring Program
Supporting emerging leaders in the home health, hospice, and community-based service sectors by connecting them with experienced industry leaders. Learn more.
Member Certificates
Calling all of our proud NAHC Members! Download your membership certificate and celebrate our shared passion for home care and hospice. Tag us and share with the hashtag #NAHCProud. Ensure your membership is current, and follow the steps here.
Focused on your area of expertise
Whether you’re a home care provider, a hospice administrator, or a technology company that provides services for the industry, there’s a place for you at NAHC.
Provider Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
NAHC has created a category of membership designed for agencies delivering hands-on care to patients at home. Gain access to creditable advice, complimentary job postings, invaluable discounts on services, and network with industry experts as a NAHC member.
Corporate Provider Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
NAHC has created a category of membership designed for multi-entity providers delivering care at home. Gain access to creditable advice, complimentary job postings, invaluable discounts on services, and network with industry experts as a NAHC member.
Private Duty Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
Gain access to discussion forums, focused quarterly webinars, and access to exclusive resources all designed specifically for you.
Business Partner Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
NAHC has created a category of membership designed for companies and organizations which provide essential services and products to the home care and hospice market. Gain credibility as a sponsor of the home care and hospice industry, achieve access to the leaders of this growing market, receive invaluable discounts on our marketing tools, and network with the field at our educational gatherings.
State Association Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
There is no other organization that can come close to the benefits offered to NAHC Forum of State Association members.
Allied Membership Benefits
The home-based care community can improve business growth and industry collaboration and strengthen advocacy initiatives by becoming members because we are the unifying industry voice.
NAHC has created a category of membership designed for organizations with an interest in home care and/or hospice, including nonprofit groups, universities, libraries, schools of nursing, and international groups.
Join your peers and fellow leaders as part of the NAHC community today!
CONTACT NAHC:
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
228 Seventh Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 547-7424
Fax: (202) 547-3540
