2026 HHAC Annual Conference

As Colorado’s home care landscape evolves, the line between non-medical and clinical care is becoming increasingly blurred. This session explores how agencies can successfully integrate nursing oversight into traditional non-medical home care models to improve outcomes, compliance, and continuity of care. Drawing from real-world experience transitioning from a Class B to Class A license, participants will learn how to structure nurse-directed programs for medication management, wound care, and oxygen therapy while maintaining a person-centered, relationship-based approach. Attendees will leave with practical strategies for building interdisciplinary care teams, meeting CDPHE standards, and elevating their agency’s quality, reputation, and revenue potential through clinical integration.

In this discussion we will highlight the importance of empathy in combination with creative based education to craft meaningful program success that encourages both empowerment and skill building. This will highlight the importance of a strengths based mindset while utilizing community input to craft programs that honor our community members. We will also examine how to empower staff to remain educated on creative play and empathy driven care as a means to empower those within our program. Finally, we will break down proven and actionable skills to take our programs beyond the status quo and establish ongoing success.

Many home care and hospice owners have poured their hearts into building successful businesses that provide comfort to patients and meaningful work for their teams. Yet when it’s time to step back—whether through sale, succession, or gradual transition—few feel truly prepared. This session explores how owners can build on the value they’ve created to begin preparing their business for a future sale or succession.We’ll discuss what makes a home care agency attractive to a future owner, how to strengthen leadership and systems to support growth beyond the current owner, and how to align personal financial goals with the next stage of life. Attendees will gain practical tools and insights to begin planning for a transition that preserves what they’ve built and gives them confidence in a secure and fulfilling future.