WHO WE ARE
We are an association of more than 1,200 licensed Home and Community Support Services Agencies across the state of Texas. The Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice (TAHC&H) is committed to protecting the right of individuals, particularly those with chronic illness or disability, to receive reliable, quality health care in the comfort of their own home.
Visit the TAHC&H website to find a licensed homecare provider. Texas only.
Home Care Challenges
Texas’s home care and hospice frontline health care workers provide medically necessary services to Texas’ most vulnerable individuals with disabilities and significant illnesses. Home care agencies are facing extraordinary challenges that impact their ability to provide quality, affordable in-home services for their patients.
Following the pandemic and its effects on the workforce and our economy, the industry is fighting an unprecedented crisis. Due to workforce shortages, chronically low funding that is outpaced by rising health care costs and inflation, and regulatory hurdles that delay industry innovation, home care providers in Texas can no longer overcome the challenges they face on a daily basis.
Without action from our leaders, the home care industry and the half million Texas families we serve will be left without the care they rely on, driving up costs and leaving vulnerable patients at risk.
HOME CARE IN THE NEWS
 Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid ruleSome children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect. |  A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for disabled TexansStaffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take a toll on patients and caregivers. |  Rachel Hammon: A Homecare and Hospice Nurse’s Perspective on HealthcareWe hear a homecare and hospice nurse’s perspective on healthcare from Rachel Hammon on this episode of the Perspectives on Healthcare Podcast with Rob Oliver. |
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 There’s no place like home for Houston children with disabilitiesJanuary 4, 2024 - Private Duty Nursing (PDN), which is care provided in the home by nurses with specialized training for medically fragile children that allows these families to remain at home and out of hospitals or other institutions for routine, day-to-day care. |  Nursing shortage: Pearland mother pushes for pay increases to keep private-duty nurses employedPEARLAND, Texas – A nursing shortage in Texas is hurting children with multiple disabilities. “Homecare is not getting the funding they need to keep our children home and safe,” said Caroline Cheevers. |  Texas dealing with a serious shortage of in-home caretakersAUSTIN — Texas dealing with a serious shortage of in-home caretakers. Click above to watch this video news segment. |
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 Feb 14, 2024To our members, caregivers, nurses, and healthcare professionals, your dedication and compassion bring comfort and warmth to countless hearts. Whether you're spending the day with a special someone or spreading kindness to those around you, remember that love knows no bounds!<3 | Jan 5, 2024For families that rely on private duty nursing services, being home provides a vital comfort for children who require routine, day-to-day care, highlighted in a new op-ed by TAHC&H member Jonathan Willman. |  Jan 2, 2024Join us tomorrow for our FREE member webinar: Data Privacy Issues and Regulations - HIPAA & Beyond. 📅 When: Jan. 3rd, 2024 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM (CT) 🌟 Speaker: Heidi Kocher of @LilesParker 🎓 CEs: 1.0 clock hours for Administrators/Alternate |
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 Dec 18, 2023Home health workers across the country are essential to providing critical care for our most medically fragile Americans, yet often forgotten by our leaders. Thank you Newsweek for highlighting this important issue. |  Nov 1, 2023Happy Wednesday! Reminder that our free monthly member webinar is happening today at noon. It's the perfect kind of day to curl up with a warm beverage and listen in. Best of all, this webinar is free for TAHC&H members! |  Jul 14, 2023It's time to sign up for our PAC Cornhole Tournament! Whether you plan to spectate or play, you can make sure you don't miss out on the action and register (or learn more) at the link below. Spots are limited, so register soon! |