2018 National Home Care Cooperative Conference
Home Care Cooperative workers and developers took part in the third Annual National Home Care Cooperative Conference on November 12-15, 2018 in Dulles, VA. The conference was organized by the Cooperative Development Foundation and hosted at the headquarters of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation.
Highlights of the 2018 year's program included:
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Three specialized pre-conference program:
-Best Practices for Cooperative Managers and Leaders
-Foundations and Dementia Care
-Homecare Basics/Start-Up Intensive
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National Home Care Cooperative Status & Outlook
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Defining the Cooperative Difference and Cooperative Advantage in Home care
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Caregiver recruitment & Retention Intensive
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Recruitment and Retention Data & Dashboard
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Maximizing Retention & Supporting Workers Through the First 90 Days
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Revenue Diversification Strategies for Home Care Cooperatives
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Creative Start-up Funding Strategies
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Home Care Financing
Conference Resources
MEETING DOCUMENTS
PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAMS:
Track One:
Open Book Management & Human Resources
Presented By: Rebecca Bauen, Democracy at Work Institute
Cooperative Governance: Best Practices
Presented By: Anne Reynolds, Retired Executive Director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
Track Two:
Presented By: Diane Vance, Program & Services Manager, Alzheimer;s Association National Capital Area Chapter
Track Three:
Presented By: Deborah Craig, Cooperative Development Specialist, Northwest Cooperative Development Center
Presented By: Katrina Kazda, Program Director, The ICA Group & Nic Miragliuolo, Social Enterprise Consultant, The ICA Group
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Presented By: Katrina Kazda, Program Director, The ICA Group
Caregiver Recruitment and Retention Intensive
Recruiting New Workers to the Home Care Workforce
Presented By: Eva Owens, Director of Marketing, Carina Care
What is Your Employee Value Proposition?
Presented By: Todd Costello, Executive Director, Community Living Alliance
Small Group Break-Outs on Recruitment & Retention
Maximizing Retention: Supporting Workers Through the First 90 Days
Presented by: Kezia Scales, Director of Policy Research, PHI
Recruitment/Retention Dashboard
Presented By: Jonathan Ward, Senior Business Consultant, The ICA Group
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Revenue Diversification Strategies for Home Care Cooperatives
Presented By: Vasudha Deskikan, Program Director, The ICA Group & Nic Miragliuolo, Social Enterprise Consultant, The ICA Group
Home Care Cooperative Growth Strategies
Presented By: Deborah Craig, Cooperative Development Specialist, Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC)
Scale Opportunities: Cooperative Conversion & Shared Services
Presented By: David Hammer, Executive Directer, The ICA Group
Building a Home Care Cooperative Eco-System
Presented By: Leslie Mead, Executive Director, Cooperative DevelopmentFoundation
Home Care Financing
Home Care Financing, Needs & Opportunities: Results of a Feasibility Analysis
Presented By: Margaret Lund, Principal, Co-opera Co.