Home Care & Hospice Association of New Jersey

06/25/2026

Comforting a child who has recently lost a parent, sibling, or other significant person is a difficult and sometimes painful task. Support from others, especially peers, can help children recognize they are not alone in their grief and can assist them to find ways to cope with their losses. Providing the support to the grieving children in our lives often frees us to grieve our own losses.

Atlantic Visiting Nurse is pleased to announce their 16th year of Camp Clover—a bereavement day camp for children and teens grades 1-8.

Camp Clover is designed to be a safe place where children are encouraged to talk openly about their thoughts, feelings, and fears. As they share memories with fellow campers, they learn they are not alone in their grief.

Camp Clover offers fun, interactive, and educational activities to help with the grieving process as well as traditional camp activities which include swimming, sports and arts and crafts. It is our hope that children will emerge from their camp experience with new coping skills to help them in their journey through their grief. Camp Clover is staffed by professional grief counselors and trained volunteers and will run from August 17th through August 20th, 2026.

Camp Clover is funded by donations and is FREE to all children. Additionally, camp will provide busing and lunch. Camp Clover is located on the grounds of Camp Riverbend, 116 Hillcrest Road, Warren, NJ.

Please contact the organizers at 973-379-8444 if you have any questions regarding Camp Clover. Families can register online at atlantichealth.org/campclover.

Please share this information with families who might be interested.

06/24/2026

FYI New Jersey, FREE MEDICAL CARE is available for you and your family! Visit one of these 5 clinics offering free healthcare across the state.

BVMI
75 Essex St. Hackensack
www.bvmi.org
201-342-2478

Parker Family Health Center
211 Shrewsbury Ave, Red Bank
www.parkerfamilyhealthcenter.org
732-212-0777

Coastal Volunteers in Medicine
730 Lacey Road, Forked River
www.coastalvim.org
609-384-0102

Cape Volunteers in Medicine
423 US-9, Cape May Court House
www.vimsj.org
809-463-2846

Cherry Hill Free Clinic
5 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill Twp
www.cherryhillfreeclinic.org
856-485-9965

05/22/2026

Have questions about New Jersey’s new Community-Based Palliative Care benefit?

Ask DMAHS and the MCOs directly at this practical conference session on the NJ FamilyCare CBPC benefit. Representatives will discuss the member and provider journey, key differences between palliative care and hospice, and how MCOs plan to engage members and raise awareness of the benefit.

Participants will have the opportunity to bring their questions to an open Q&A with DMAHS and MCO representatives.

📍 Atlantic City this June
🔗 homecarenj.org/conference

05/18/2026

Reducing avoidable hospitalizations is a financial imperative as well as a clinical one.

This session at the conference this June will explore the strategies used by leading home health agencies to lower readmissions and improve patient outcomes. From early risk stratification and front-loaded care models to 24/7 nurse triage, telehealth urgent care, and addressing social determinants of health, learn which interventions are making the greatest impact where.

Participants should walk away with practical tools to better manage the critical first 60 days of care, based on real-world insight from agencies already seeing measurable results.

Led by Kristofer Smith—Co Founder, President, and CMO of Ruby Health.

📍 Atlantic City this June
🔗 homecarenj.org/conference

05/14/2026

Proud to be partnering with so many agencies and organizations on this important rally, taking place next Tuesday 5/19 in Trenton.

If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to submit a photo and/or testimonial on why PDN or PCA services are so vital—to you, your loved ones, your community. Email [email protected] as soon as possible so we can print your submission and have your voice be "present" at the event.

Please share with your networks!! Thank you!!

homecarenj.org/rally

05/12/2026

More than just having an online presence, home care marketing in 2026 means knowing what strategies actually drive admissions and referral growth.

This session at the conference in June will help providers align digital marketing strategies across SEO, PPC, social media, website optimization, and reputation management to their unique goals. Learn how to evaluate your website for stronger referral conversions, build targeted campaigns aligned with agency goals, and track measurable performance indicators that support long-term growth.

Led by Tom Parmalee, Vice President of Industry Insights at Senior Care Marketing Max.

📍 Atlantic City this June 9-11
🔗 homecarenj.org/conference

05/08/2026

Methadone can be a highly effective tool in hospice care—but its complexity requires careful understanding and management.

This session offers a practical, clinically focused review of methadone use, including dosing, conversions, drug interactions, and monitoring strategies to help providers incorporate methadone into patient care safely and confidently.

Gain practical insight into patient selection, toxicity risk factors, and effective monitoring approaches for both primary and adjuvant therapy use.

📍 Even more topics in Atlantic City this June!
🔗 homecarenj.org/conference

05/07/2026

As reimbursement shifts under CMS from volume to performance, agencies may face growing expectations around outcomes, accountability, and partnership with health systems.

This session at the Home Care & Hospice Annual New Jersey Conference will explore where Medicare reimbursement is headed, how models like TEAM, ACCESS, and LEAD will impact providers, and what operational changes agencies should be preparing for now.

📈 Join us together to learn more!
📍 Atlantic City this June 9-11
🔗 homecarenj.org/conference

05/06/2026

2 WEEKS AWAY! We're rallying on behalf of the amazing NURSES who provide continuous care to thousands of patients, from the comfort and dignity of their homes, every day.

Help us show lawmakers the real human impact when Medicaid reimbursement rates for at-home nursing services stay underfunded. We DEMAND a $4 rate increase NOW!

We need as much representation across New Jersey home care (patients and providers) as possible. Join us May 19 at 9 AM, in front of NJ State House Annex in Trenton: homecarenj.org/rally ⬅️ Let us know if you can attend!

At-home nursing and personal care assistant services are not reimbursed through Medicaid at a rate that home care agencies can reliably sustain. This means employee recruitment and retention fall behind, and the quality and continuity of patient care suffers. Patients and families cannot continue to...

05/01/2026

Learn how to strengthen your collaboration at the Home Care & Hospice NJ Conference this June.

This session explores how hospice providers navigate the complexities of providing General Inpatient (GIP) hospice care in acute care settings; improve coordination with hospital partners; and align care processes to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

Led by nationally renowned hospice expert Judi Lund Person & Heidi Facchini, Director of Nursing at Center for Hope Hospice and Palliative Care.

Join us! homecarenj.org/conference