Honoring Some of the Best Home Care Aides in America

Testimonials

The annual conference has been amazing. The amount of access to people who have all the answers is unbelievable. Even the biggest speakers, you get time to rub elbows with… It’s been completely remarkable and I’m going to leave here really empowered to do a lot of good things for our members. I can’t wait for next year.
Joe Russell, Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice
If you are committed to your company's future, the annual NAHC conference is a 'must attend' event. It is the only venue that combines critical education on new regulations and reimbursement, access to new technologies and innovation, and the opportunity to discuss best practices with your peer group. Everyone lleft with at least a few new ideas on dealing with the upcoming challenges in 2019. The venue and food were a bonus!
Mark Kulik, Managing Director of The Braff Group
I have been a member of NAHC almost my entire career and I wouldn’t be in business if I had not been a member of NAHC… The legislative action that NAHC completes for us is invaluable because it brings all of the home care voices together as one and without that we would have no power in Washington.
Kim Gaffey, CEO of Gaffey Home Nursing & Hospice
The annual conference has been exceptional. Great speakers. A lot of motivation and a lot of great information to take back to share with my colleagues. Really focused on patient-centeredness…Exciting stuff.
Diane Graham, VP of Clinical Operations Support & Professional Development at Amedisys
FMC is like the World Series. It occurs once a year bringing together the best minds of the consulting, provider, technology and other suppliers of the home health and hospice industries for a thoughtful and intense discussion of the most relevant issues and challenges we face. You simply cannot afford to miss it.
Walter W. Borginis III, CPA, CGMA, MBA, FCPP, Former President and CEO of Visiting Nurse Association of Philadelphia
If I only go to one conference a year, the Financial Management Conference is the one. It's focused, intense, and gives leaders what is needed to guide their hospice and home health agencies for the future. I have not missed a FMC since moving into a leadership role
Carolyn Flietstra, Executive Vice President of Home and Community Services at Holland Home
We always have multiple members of our team attend the Financial Management Conference. The universal feedback is it a great conference due to the content and networking with others in the industry. We believe it is a great value for the money. We are sending six to the FMC this year based off prior years and believe it worth the travel cost in today’s environment. This event is a priority item versus other opportunities.
Joe Calcutt, Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Healthcare
NAHC saved our lives. I became Executive Director two days after pre-claim review was announced, so it was baptism by fire. I remember my first call with Bill. He could have easily said, ‘this is what you’re going to do.’ But he didn’t. He said ‘how can we work together?’ He said ‘maybe we should do a weekly call with your members.’ Fabulous! For 22 weeks we did a weekly call with our members with Bill and I on the phone answering questions as best we could. Getting information to them and trying to ease their pain, at the same time, we’re advocating like crazy. The success of that experience taught us a lot.
Sara Ratcliffe, Executive Director of Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council
Exhibiting at the NAHC Conference allows Axxess to connect with and empower the entire industry. It is a unique opportunity to forge partnerships that have helped Axxess grow.
Adrian Killebrew, Business Development Executive, Axxess
The NAHC Annual Meeting is the place to be if you are in the home care and hospice space. This is a must attend show for newcomers and home care veterans alike.
Jennie Perrelli, Director of Events, Education and Outreach, Simione Healthcare Consultants

Last month, NAHC and CellTrak announced they would be awarding at least 20 $500 scholarships to some of the best and most deserving home care aides in the United States in November during Home Care and Hospice Month.

The NAHC-CellTrak Home Care Aide Scholarship Recipients are:

Savannah Brittain

Marie Nazaire, New Partners in Care

Nicole Randall, Synergy Home Care

Tiffany Wiley, Visiting Nurses Association

Priscilla Rakestraw, Addus HomeCare

Caitlin Perdue, Interim Health

Lucille Barnett, All Ways Caring HomeCare

Cynthia Camacho, All Ways Caring HomeCare

Carolina Martinez, Bayada HHC

Jade Bryant Taylor, Bayada HHC

Carrie Harper, Cedar County Public Health

Carolyn Camby, All Ways Caring HomeCare

Rachel Reynolds, Elk Valley Health Services

Cabriska Wright, Functional Independence Home Care

Noelle Wilson, Partners in Care

Rebecca Von Rueden, Prohealth Home Care and Hospice

Ann Literski, ProHealth Home Care and Hospice

Christal Ennis, ComForCare Home Care

Tamika Beverly, Addus HomeCare

Tammy Bull, Richmond County Hospice

Valerie Balch, Bayada HHC

Click the link on each name to learn more about the winner and find out why she is such a remarkable home care aide and deserving recipient of this scholarship.

Congratulations to all the winners! They embody the spirit of caring and commitment to care that is necessary for a great home care aide. These are some of the finest people in home care and as a society we owe them more than we can say. They do difficult work without complaint and what could be more important or more noble than caring for the most vulnerable people in our society.

“This scholarship is a proven way to help home care aides advance their careers, tell their stories of what caregiving means to them, and highlight the difference it has made in the lives of their patients,” says William A. Dombi, Esq., President of NAHC. “America needs to hear from the people who provide care to our most vulnerable citizens.”

“With the impact of COVID on our industry, we realized our commitment to the scholarship program for 2020 needed to be doubled, to 20 scholarships! In March, many of our home care aides found themselves forced to make tough choices, and yet they remained at the forefront of caring for our family and friends in their homes. Because of their dedication, we want to recognize and support their efforts in continuing a career path as a homecare hero!” Andrew Kaboff, Founder of CellTrak.

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