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Council Mission

The Home Care Aide Council, Inc. (formerly the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services, Inc.), founded in 1967, is a nonprofit trade association established to promote the growth of home care aide services, encourage the provision of quality care, and provide information about the service. The Council is committed to enhancing quality of care throughout the home care industry by focusing on the advancement of the home care aide workforce.

Council Purpose

The Purpose of the Council shall be to:

Establish Standards of Best Practice for Home Care Aide Services in Massachusetts for certified, non-certified and private pay home care agencies
Develop publications and other resources home care agencies can use to ensure that their organizations comply with laws and regulations governing home care aide services
Inform our members of changes to home care aides policies and procedures on both the state and federal levels which impact their operations
Advocate for the needs of the home care aide workforce at the state, federal and local levels
Partner with the workforce development community to provide access to career development opportunities and grants to the home care aide workforce
Educate our leaders on the needs of the home care industry (including home care aides, home care clients, and home care agencies) and the link between the workforce and quality of care
Provide education and training opportunity to our members and their staff

Adopted by the Board of the Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services, January 2011

Announcements

The Council has moved – New mailing address is:

PO Box 6828

Holliston MA 01746

Phone number: 857-404-6766

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UMass Chan Medical School Commonwealth Medicine, in collaboration with the Home Care Aide Council, is holding an ABCs for Direct Care Workers Train the Trainer Event via Zoom, Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from 10 - 1.

The workshop fee is $150 and includes Nursing CEUs. A separate email with the payment information will be sent after registration is submitted from the UMass Chan Medical School (the Council does not handle the registration for this event.)

Click here to for the flyer for the event.

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Publications

The Council has developed a short list of publications to assist home care agencies understand and comply with the federal guidelines and industry standards regarding the provision of home care aide services in Massachusetts. The Council's NEW Home Health Aide (HHA) Crossover Curriculum is now available! These publications are sold at a significantly discounted rate to our members.

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Home Care Aide Recognition Day - October 21st, 2020

The Home Care Aide Council continues to celebrate the home care aides who have gone above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing high quality services with care and compassion despite the risks and changes presented by the coronavirus. To see more about the incredible aides we are recognizing, click here.

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