BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T130000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:October Private Duty Lunch Chat: Pumpkin Spice & Survey Advice: Core Tag Readiness (Webinar) DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join HCAF for this informative chat about hot topics affecting the Private Care home care sector. As a benefit of membership\, these monthly online programs are offered at no cost to HCAF Private Care Members.Topic: Pumpkin Spice & Survey Advice: Core Tag ReadinessIn the ever-evolving landscape of home health care\, compliance isn't just a checkbox it's a foundation for operational success and quality patient care. Yet\, many agencies overlook or misunderstand the Core Licensure tags in addition to ASPEN tags\, leading to deficiencies at survey time.Join your HCAF team for an insightful and practical webinar designed specifically for owners\, operators\, and clinical managers. We'll break down the most frequently cited Core tags\, uncover what surveyors are really looking for\, and expose the blind spots that even experienced providers often miss.This session goes beyond the basics\, offering real-world examples\, compliance strategies\, and actionable steps to strengthen your agency's readiness and resilience. If you think you're "good enough" on survey readiness this is the session that shows you what you didn't know you didn't know.As a fall treat\, this Private Duty Lunch Chat will be free to all HCAF members. We don't want you to miss it!Meet the SpeakersDenise Bellville\, RN\, BS\, Executive Director\, HCAFDenise Bellville is HCAF's Executive Director. She has been an RN for 45 years\, working in critical care\, emergency care\, open heart surgical intensive care unit (SICU)\, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before transitioning to the home care industry as an executive for 30 years. Her home care clinical experience ranges from pediatric/adult ventilator cases\, infusion therapy\, and in-home peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line placements. Her favorite aspect has always been teaching elderly patients information that helps them reach their potential and remain at home. \nJessica Devine\, Director of Membership Growth & Retention\, HCAFJessica Devine has worked in home care since 2014 across various provider types\, including Medicare-certified home health\, nurse registry\, and private duty. Prior to joining HCAF\, she served as the Director of Private Care for a Visiting Nurse Association\, overseeing a multi-region business in conjunction with the organization's home health and hospice services. She strongly believes that home care\, more than any other form of health care\, enhances patient well-being by promoting independence and preserving dignity\, regardless of their living situation. \nPatti Heid\, MSPT\, COS-C\, Senior Director of Best Practices & Compliance\, HCAFPatti Heid\, MPST\, COS-C\, is HCAF's Senior Director of Best Practices & Compliance. She has been a Physical Therapist for over 30 years and has worked in the home care setting for 27 of those years. She believes that nothing can compare to the rapport that one develops with a patient while working with them and their families\, in their own homes\, helping overcome the "real-life" day-to-day challenges that they face. Over the years\, Heid has gained valuable experience by fulfilling many key roles within the home care arena\, from field clinician through the management level. All these roles have given her deep abiding respect and admiration for the good that home care providers can achieve. Patti graduated from St. John's University in New York in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She obtained her Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Miami in 1993.Call for SponsorsHCAF offers a variety of ways for vendors to promote their products and services\, including sponsorship of education programs. To learn more about sponsoring this or another program\, contact us for more information. Have an idea for a future HCAF Private Duty Chat? Please contact Jessica Devine\, Director of Membership Growth & Retention. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

We invite you to join HCAF for this informative chat about hot topics affecting the Private Care home care sector. As a benefit of membership\, these monthly online programs are offered at no cost to HCAF Private Care Members.

Topic: Pumpkin Spice &\; Survey Advice: Core Tag Readiness

In the ever-evolving landscape of home health care\, compliance isn'\;t just a checkbox&mdash\;it'\;s a foundation for operational success and quality patient care. Yet\, many agencies overlook or misunderstand the Core Licensure tags in addition to ASPEN tags\, leading to deficiencies at survey time.

Join your HCAF team for an insightful and practical webinar designed specifically for owners\, operators\, and clinical managers. We&rsquo\;ll break down the most frequently cited Core tags\, uncover what surveyors are really looking for\, and expose the blind spots that even experienced providers often miss.

This session goes beyond the basics\, offering real-world examples\, compliance strategies\, and actionable steps to strengthen your agency&rsquo\;s readiness and resilience. If you think you'\;re "\;good enough"\; on survey readiness &mdash\;this is the session that shows you what you didn&rsquo\;t know you didn&rsquo\;t know.

As a fall treat\, this Private Duty Lunch Chat will be free \;to all HCAF members. We don'\;t want you to miss it!

Meet the Speakers

Denise Bellville\, RN\, BS\, Executive Director\, HCAF

Denise Bellville is HCAF'\;s Executive Director. She has been an RN for 45 years\, working in critical care\, emergency care\, open heart surgical intensive care unit (SICU)\, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before transitioning to the home care industry as an executive for 30 years. Her home care clinical experience ranges from pediatric/adult ventilator cases\, infusion therapy\, and in-home peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line placements. Her favorite aspect has always been teaching elderly patients information that helps them reach their potential and remain at home.

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Jessica Devine\, Director of Membership Growth &\; Retention\, HCAF

Jessica Devine has worked in home care since 2014 across various provider types\, including Medicare-certified home health\, nurse registry\, and private duty. Prior to joining HCAF\, she served as the Director of Private Care for a Visiting Nurse Association\, overseeing a multi-region business in conjunction with the organization'\;s home health and hospice services. She strongly believes that home care\, more than any other form of health care\, enhances patient well-being by promoting independence and preserving dignity\, regardless of their living situation. \;


Patti Heid\, MSPT\, COS-C\, Senior Director of Best Practices &\; Compliance\, HCAF

Patti Heid\, MPST\, COS-C\, is HCAF'\;s Senior Director of Best Practices &\; Compliance. She has been a Physical Therapist for over 30 years and has worked in the home care setting for 27 of those years. She believes that nothing can compare to the rapport that one develops with a patient while working with them and their families\, in their own homes\, helping overcome the "\;real-life"\; day-to-day challenges that they face. Over the years\, Heid has gained valuable experience by fulfilling many key roles within the home care arena\, from field clinician through the management level. All these roles have given her deep abiding respect and admiration for the good that home care providers can achieve. Patti graduated from St. John'\;s University in New York in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She obtained her Master of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Miami in 1993.

Call for Sponsors

HCAF offers a variety of ways for vendors to promote their products and services\, including sponsorship of education programs. To learn more about sponsoring this or another program\, contact us for more information.  \;

Have an idea for a future HCAF Private Duty Chat? Please contact Jessica Devine\, Director of Membership Growth &\; Retention.

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