Home Care & Hospice Associations Form New Organization; Connecticut Association for Home Care & Hospice

Merger of Connecticut's home care and hospice organizations brings together two groups with common issues and common goals.

Wallingford, CT (PRWEB) February 3, 2008

The Connecticut Association for Home Care and the Connecticut Council for Hospice & Palliative Care have officially merged to create a new single organization called the Connecticut Association for Home Care & Hospice (CAHCH).

The impetus for merger sprang from a two-year contractual relationship between the two separate organizations in which they worked closely and attained meaningful synergies.

"This new organizational structure creates a forum for advancing mutually beneficial ideas, not to mention the increased efficiencies in serving members," said Brian D. Ellsworth, President & CEO of CAHCH. "This merger also reinforces the continuum of care that exists in Connecticut."

Home care and hospice share many things in common, including:

  •     Prevention of avoidable hospitalization and institutional placement
  •     Maximized patient autonomy & choice
  •     Inclusion of loved ones in care for the patient
  •     Participation with third party programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance & Veterans Administration

"Together we are a strong voice when it comes to shaping--and improving--end of life care," said Don Schumacher, President & CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

For more information contact Brian Ellsworth at 203-265-9931 or 860-874-6169 (cell).

About the Connecticut Association for Home Care & Hospice:
CAHCH's members include home health agencies, hospices, homemaker-companion agencies and other providers of home care and services. CAHCH supports its members in the delivery of exceptional quality and accessible home care and hospice services.

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