For Immediate Release:
October 31, 2024

(Washington, DC) - November marks the start of National Care at Home Month, a new observance created to honor the valuable contributions of home care providers nationwide and inspire outreach to communities, media, and policymakers. National Care at Home Month is spearheaded by the newly formed National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), bringing together the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The Alliance harnesses the strengths of each legacy organization to represent, advocate for, educate, and connect home care, home health, hospice, and palliative care providers, helping them deliver the highest-quality care to patients and families in their homes and communities.

National Care at Home Month, like the new Alliance, honors the full continuum of care-at-home providers and the patients and families they serve. This community of providers is stronger together, and National Care at Home Month brings this message into public awareness. The month also offers an opportunity for providers and supporting organizations to come together and uplift one another, sharing stories of compassion and support, and highlighting the difference that care at home makes in people's lives.

"National Care at Home Month is an opportunity for our community to come together, celebrate and honor one another, and highlight the transformative care and support provided to patients and their loved ones across the US each day," said Dr. Steve Landers, CEO for the Alliance. "Especially as we enter the holiday season, National Care at Home Month plays a critical role in increasing awareness and understanding of care-at-home options and encouraging individuals to engage in valuable advance care planning conversations with their families and loved ones during the holidays."

National Care at Home Month is derived from the longstanding months of recognition within the care-at-home community - National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and National Home Care and Hospice Month. The observance also builds on the work of National Family Caregivers Month, recognizing the invaluable and underappreciated work of unpaid caregivers.

The Alliance encourages individuals and organizations to participate in its annual Social Media Action Day on Thursday, November 21, using the hashtags #CareatHomeMonth and #StrongerTogether. Alliance members also have access to a range of other National Care at Home Month outreach resources.

For more information on planning for and receiving care at home, visit the Alliance's free consumer resource, CaringInfo.org.

About the National Alliance for Care at Home
The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) is a new national organization representing providers of home care, home health, hospice, palliative care, and other health care services mainly delivered in the home. The Alliance brings together two organizations with nearly 90 years of combined experience: NAHC and NHPCO. NAHC and NHPCO are in the process of combining operations to better serve members and lead into the future of care offered in the home. Learn more at www.AllianceForCareAtHome.org.

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