Aging care and home care associations are vital industry institutions. Many national and state associations provide helpful guidance for agencies in a wide range of areas: legislative, regulatory, reimbursement and advocacy support, public relations assistance, educational opportunities, data collection, industry analysis and information dissemination, communication/information channels.
Below is a list of state and national home care associations.
(Note: (PD) indicates the association also has an agency membership that includes private pay membership.)
State Associations
Alabama:
Home Care Association of Alabama (PD)
Alabama Hospital Association
Alabama:
Alaska Home Care & Hospice Association (PD)
Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association
Arizona:
Arizona In-Home Care Association (PD)
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
Arkansas:
Arkansas Hospital Association
Home Care Association of Arkansas (PD)
California:
California Association for Health Services at Home (PD)
Colorado:
Home Care Association of Colorado (PD)
Connecticut:
Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home (PD)
Delaware:
Delaware Association of Home and Community Care (PD)
Florida:
Florida Hospices and Palliative Care
Home Care Association of Florida (PD)
Georgia:
Georgia Association for Home Health Agencies (PD)
Georgia Association of Community Care Providers
Hawaii:
Healthcare Association of Hawaii (PD)
Idaho:
Idaho Association of Home Care, Inc. (PD)
Illinois:
Illinois Association of Community Care Program Home Care Providers
Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council (PD)
Indiana:
Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, Inc. (PD)
Iowa:
Iowa Alliance in Home Care (PD)
Alliance for Independent Health Services at Home (Iowa) (PD)
Kansas:
Kansas Home Care Association (PD)
Kentucky:
Kentucky Home Health Association (PD)
Louisiana:
HomeCare Association of Louisiana (PD)
Massachusetts:
Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts (PD)
Massachusetts Council for Home Care Aide Services (PD)
Maryland:
Maryland National Capital Homecare Association (PD)
Maine:
Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine (PD)
Michigan:
Michigan Home Health Association (PD)
Minnesota:
Minnesota HomeCare Association (PD)
Missouri:
Missouri Alliance for Home Care (PD)
Mississippi:
Mississippi Association for Home Care
Montana:
Association of Montana Health Care Providers
North Carolina:
Association for Home Care and Hospice of North Carolina (PD)
Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
North Dakota:
North Dakota Association for Home Care (PD)
Nebraska:
Nebraska Association of Home and Community Health Agencies (PD)
New Hampshire:
Home Care Association of New Hampshire (PD)
New Jersey:
Home Care Association of New Jersey (PD)
New Jersey Hospital Association
New Mexico:
New Mexico Association for Home Care (PD)
New York:
Home Care Association of New York State (PD)
Home Care Council of New York City (PD)
Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State
New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc.
Health Care Association of New York State
Ohio:
Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (PD)
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma Association for Home Care (PD)
Oregon:
Oregon Association for Home Care (PD)
Pennsylvania:
Pennsylvania Homecare Association (PD)
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care, Inc. (PD)
South Carolina:
South Carolina Home Care and Hospice Association (PD)
South Dakota:
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organization
Tennessee:
Tennessee Association for Home Care, Inc. (PD)
Texas:
Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice (PD)
Utah:
Utah Association for Home Care (PD)
Vermont:
Vermont Assembly of Home Health Agencies
Virginia:
Virginia Association for Home Care & Hospice (PD)
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
Washington:
Home Care Association of Washington (PD)
Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Association for Home Health Care (PD)
West Virginia:
West Virginia Council of Home Care Agencies, Inc. (PD)
National Care Associations
American Association for HomeCare
American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management
American Case Management Association
American Health Care Association
Assisted Living Federation of America
Case Management Society of America
Gerontological Society of America
National Academy of Certified Care Managers
National Aging in Place Council
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
National Association of Social Workers
National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities