2024 CAHSAH Annual Conference & Expo Wrap-Up

CAHSAH held a very successful and well-attended Annual Conference & Expo last week at the beautiful Westin Rancho Mirage Golf Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA.   

The conference kicked off with a hospitality suite on Monday evening hosted by Heffernan Insurance Brokers.  This began three days of education, networking, and friendship.  Tuesday morning began with the first of three Industry Forum Breakfasts and our first day keynote address from Bill Dombi of NAHC.  We then had a morning full of extraordinarily instructive breakout sessions.  The Annual Business Meeting and Awards luncheon followed where CAHSAH leaders presented the association's latest Annual Report and recognized outstanding individuals (listed below) who contribute so much to our industry.  

That led to an afternoon of breakout sessions followed by our Tuesday evening Expo Grand Opening reception. 

A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DEEP APPRECIATION was given to Dr. Lucy Andrews for a lifetime of service to the California Association for Health Services at Home. 

Wednesday began with our second Industry Forum Breakfasts and Keynote Session featuring a keynote address by Michelle Cederberg, a Health and Productivity Expert, Speaker, Coach, and Author.  Another morning of excellent breakout sessions was followed by our Expo Strolling Lunch that provided attendees and others with an opportunity to interact with our terrific exhibitors and learn about their products and businesses. The afternoon program consisted of a full schedule of more great breakout sessions followed by the highly successful and fun PAC Happy Hour event which raised funds for CAHSAH’s important political action committee. 

CAHSAH is sincerely grateful to those agencies and individuals who sponsored and attended the PAC event.   

We ended our time together in Rancho Mirage on Thursday morning with our third Industry Forum Breakfasts, and Keynote Session featuring a highly informative keynote address Vicki Landers, of In Progress Coaching and one more full morning of final breakout sessions before heading home to our families and businesses with so much new information, so many new friends, and so many new relationships with conference sponsors and exhibitors that provide our industry with the important products and services that will help us all thrive. 

Bridget Ekunboyejo with GIMAG Healthcare in Livermore, CA joins CAHSAH onsite at Conference. 

CAHSAH thanks all our 2024 Conference & Expo attendees, sponsors & exhibitors (listed below), speakers and others who collectively made this conference one of the more memorable in recent years.  We encourage you to mark your calendars for our 2025 Annual Conference & Expo because we’re BACK in Rancho Mirage at the beautiful Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa, May 2025. 

Lois C. Lillick Award 

Elaine Flores, Medical Home Care Professionals, Inc., Redding, CA 

This award honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the continuing development of local, state, and national home care associations. 

Lillian H. O'Brien Home Care Supervisor Award  

Jessica Haff, Adventist Health Home Care Services, Simi Valley, CA 

This award honors an individual who is consistent in providing high-quality service under conditions that are often challenging and demonstrates the leadership skills and the abilities necessary to maximize staff performance and productivity. 

Home Care Service Award  

Kristi Rupp Varga of Medical Home Care Professionals, Inc., Redding, CA 

This award honors an individual directly involved in day-to-day home care who has consistently provided outstanding service to patients in their homes. 

Ambassador Award 

This award honors a support service individual who demonstrates unique behaviors or practices which support excellence in home care, and a consistent commitment and dedication in promoting home care.   

Lisa Munn of Sutter Care at Home, Modesto, CA 

Joan Baier Garland Home Care Nursing Scholarship 

John Luz, Sutter Care at Home, San Francisco, CA 

The purpose of the CAHSAH Joan Baier-Garland Home Care Nursing Scholarship is to provide support to students in good standing in an AA, a BSN, or Masters Nursing Program who have demonstrated a commitment to home care and to the community.  Criteria for the award include financial need, completion of at least 12 units with a GPA of at least 3.0, and current employment by a CAHSAH member agency.   

Support Service Award 

Tammy Grove of Medical Home Care Professionals, Inc., Redding, CA 

This award honors a support service individual who demonstrates unique behaviors or practices which support excellence in home care, and a consistent commitment and dedication in promoting home care. 

Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) 

Advanced Revenue Cycle Management  

AlayaCare 

Athelas 

*Axxess 

Betterrx  

Billing Department  

Byram Healthcare 

CareStitch 

CareTime and Ally  

CareXM 

Community Health Accreditation Partner 

Cubhub 

Data Soft Logic 

Enclara Pharmacia 

Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc.  

*HealthCare Synergy, Inc. 

*Heffernan Insurance Brokers 

Home Health Notify  

*HospiceMD 

HUB International Insurance Services Inc. 

Insight Healthcare  

Kaiser Permanente  

*KanTime 

Lysna 

MedBridge 

Medline Industries 

Narrable Health  

Netsmart 

Omni Wound Physicians  

Paradigm Senior Services  

Pivotal Pro Services  

QAPIplus  

*ReadySet Connect 

Roger 

Sandata 

Select LTC Pharmacy 

ShiftCare  

Shiftit Corp  

SimiTree 

Skyscape-Buzz  

StateServ 

Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP)  

The Pennant Group 

The Wound Pros 

Viventium  

*WellSky 

Wilshire Health & Community Services, Inc.