2026 HHAC Annual Conference

Strengthen your program's disaster preparedness and response through this focused session designed for DME providers. Learn why disaster plans are vital to your program's health and how to meet regulatory requirements. Explore various disaster types and assess their potential impact on patient care. Grain tools to build and maintain an effective emergency response team, streamline communication, and keep patients at the center of response efforts. Understand the importance of a stand-down plan and how to conduct a post-incident review to improve future preparedness. Leave equipped with actionable strategies to enhance resilience, continuity of care, and operational readiness.

Remote Supports significantly enhance the independence of older adults within their own homes. Some of the services that are provided include 24/7 live virtual care, combining the benefits of technology with targeted in-person support. These offerings are designed to boost safety, decrease the likelihood of rehospitalization, and alleviate feelings of loneliness. A range of payment options are available, including private pay and Medicaid waivers, to make these services accessible.

In today's ever-changing healthcare market, service quality and clinical outcomes are the primary factors impacting agency reimbursement. Quality isn't just a goal – it is essentially the currency businesses can use to attract and retain customers. With reimbursement increasingly tied to quality metrics, agencies must proactively manage and improve their quality programs to ensure fiscal stability. This session will explore how a strong quality program can protect revenue and optimize operations for increased financial stability.

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.