Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC (AHHC) Receives 2023 Power of Associations Summit Award for Addressing the Serious Nursing Shortage in NC
Raleigh, NC — The Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC (AHHC) earned a Power of Associations Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful pilot project, addressing the serious nursing shortage in their industry in North Carolina.
Home health and hospice agencies are an essential component of the health care delivery system. For years, home health and hospice agencies in both rural and urban areas of NC, have indicated they are experiencing serious shortages of nurses to serve the growing demand in the healthcare at home industry. In response, the Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC sought to identify ways to help alleviate shortages and foster change in the traditional practice of agencies not hiring newly graduated nurses.
To address these barriers, the Hospice and Home Care Foundation of North Carolina, a 501 (c)(3) affiliated with the Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC, secured $ 518,000 in grant funding from the Golden Leaf Foundation, the SECU Foundation of NC, and the CCME Foundation, a non-profit foundation of Constellation Quality Health, to develop a framework for a 4-year project that successfully resulted in: 1) the development and piloting of a clinical rotation model to provide real life clinical exposure to home health and hospice for interested nursing students and; 2) the development and piloting of an onboarding model for use by home health and hospice agencies to successfully integrate newly graduated/licensed RNs.
“Congratulations to AHHC for exemplifying the impact associations have on the industries and professions they represent, and on society at large,” said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. “It’s always so incredibly satisfying to see associations going above and beyond their everyday mission to change the world. We’re very proud to spotlight this award-winning initiative.”
“I cannot begin to tell you how proud and honored we are of this acknowledgement and support by ASAE,” stated AHHC President and CEO, Tim Rogers. “Workforce recruitment and retention of Nurses in all health care has been front and center for years, and especially in the home health and hospice care industry, where we are facing critical challenges as most patients prefer post-acute care in the home. That is why we worked hard on developing this initiative and curriculum that is seeing some amazing results in North Carolina. Other states have asked us to share and help them replicate our work on this. I viewed the Summit Award nominations last year and felt this project, as it was ongoing, would be a great candidate for review and I am so thankful that our team worked on our nomination. We are humbled and truly grateful. I have always been a proud member of ASAE for decades, but never more so than now!”
To learn more about The Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC and Hospice and the Home Care Foundation of North Carolina’s Nursing Pilot Program, visit www.ahhcnc.org.
About The Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC
The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC) is a nonprofit trade association representing providers of home health, hospice, palliative care, personal care, private duty nursing and companion/sitter services. The Association was established in 1972is one of the oldest and largest state associations and currently has a membership of over 750 provider agencies (including representation of 98% of all home health agencies in North Carolina) and vendors, who provide products and services to providers. AHHC's mission is to provide Resources, Education, Advocacy and Leadership. Services include: technical assistance, monthly newsletters, quality educational programs, annual directory, email alerts, and political lobbying. AHHC strongly advocates for their members and the many patients they serve, and is recognized by colleagues, regulators, and legislators as one of the most active and effective home care and hospice associations in the US.
About The Power of Associations Awards
ASAE’s Power of Associations Awards recognize the associations’ economic and societal contributions locally, nationally and globally. ASAE will celebrate The Power of Associations Award winners during its annual Summit Awards Dinner on September 28, 2023, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
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