8:00 - 8:20 am  |  Opening General Sessions

The Data Imperative: From Insight to Impact

Now more than ever, patients, clients, families, payers, partners and policy makers must be true believers in the value of home-based care. Expectations for positive outcomes are high, and data can help make sure that even the most ambitious goals are met. Join us for the kickoff of Home Care 100 as we show how to collect, analyze and apply data to create clearcut stakeholder value in 2026 and beyond.  

8:30 - 9:15 am  |  Keynote Session

What Our Care Recipients Really Want

Behind every statistic is a story. In this powerful session, patients, private-pay clients and family caregivers will share heartfelt reflections on what truly matters in their care. Curated in collaboration with Matt Thornhill, Boomer expert and futurist, the session offers a fresh lens on the future of home care through the voices of those who receive it. Discover what builds trust, brings comfort, makes a lasting impact and creates human connection  – along with what’s often overlooked. You’ll leave inspired to reimagine care with deeper compassion and clarity of purpose.

9:15 - 10:00 am  |  General Session

Intelligent Home Care: What Is It and How Do We Get There?

In an overburdened system, delivering connected, reliable, and personalized care is a goal that many organizations have yet to accomplish – yet it's crucial to our impact as high-value home care organizations. Join us as we define the promise of Intelligent Home Care for patients, clients, family members, and the healthcare ecosystem as a whole, and explain what you can do now to help your organization fulfill it.

1:00 - 2:00 pm  |  General Session

Massaging Our Message: Turning Data into Effective Advocacy

The most powerful advocacy is all about communication: what we say, how we say it, and to whom. Learn how key data points can be expressed most effectively, and what role your business can play in driving the collective agenda forward.

Part 1: Converting Government Relations to Policy Influence

Home-based care is directly linked to our country’s overall economic wellbeing and competitive sustainability – and that message must be clearly communicated to policy makers. Take home a pocket guide of these essential messages, backed by data, to inform and influence your public sector relationships.

Part 2: Mobilizing the Marketplace for our Advocacy Efforts 

The idea that “home is the preferred care setting” is gaining market traction every day, but how do we enlist and empower others to be our advocates? Listen in as public advocacy experts share new ways to humanize and mobilize our cause at the community level – and show us how to apply data to increase our local impact.

2:15 - 3:00 pm  |  Interactive Sessions

Intelligent Home Care

We’ll carry the conversation from the main stage to discussion groups led by industry thought leaders. Choose an interactive session that builds and delivers on the Intelligent Home Care promise. Limited capacity for each: Pre-registration required and available on a first-come, first served basis.

8:00 - 8:15 am  |  General Session

Inside Scoop: Delivering Value to Your Upstream Partners

Now more than ever, you and your partners are in it together, and it’s crucial to be a factor in their success. Learn the critical levers for each type of partner and challenge your assumptions about what it means to deliver value.

8:15 - 8:50 am  |  General Session

What Your Hospital Partners Really Want (But May Not Tell You)

Hospital leaders have the power to choose their partners, but their motivations aren’t always obvious. Join us as we reveal the metrics that matter, the home care capabilities that solve real problems, and which qualities hospital decision-makers are looking for in a partner. You’ll learn how to speak their language and position your organization as the obvious choice.

8:50 - 9:30 am  |  General Session

Cracking the ACO Code: Forging Stronger Alignment with ACOs and Physicians

ACOs are changing the rules for healthcare, and they need home care partners willing to break the mold of the traditional fee-for-service approach. Hear directly from ACO and Physician group leaders about the value of choosing outcomes over volume, prevention over treatment, and long-term relationships over transactional arrangements.

9:30 - 10:00 am  |  General Session

Redefining Relevance: Winning With Emerging Care Models

New care models like Hospital at Home and D-SNPs are gaining traction over traditional home care, which some see as a commodity limited by outdated models and payment mechanisms.  Hear from organizations that are leading emerging care models about what they look for in innovative Home Care partnerships and learn why today's "status quo" models no longer serve the needs of key home care stakeholders.

10:45 - 11:45 am  |  Concurrent Sessions

Timeliness of Care: Scheduling and More

Timeliness of care is moving from a compliance metric into a strategic differentiator. Learn how smarter scheduling, real-time care collaboration, and proactive communication can accelerate your goals for greater speed-to-care, higher patient satisfaction and improved outcomes.

Behind the Deal: What's Driving M&A in 2026

M&A experts highlight what’s driving deals – and what investors are looking for – followed by a no-filter Q&A.

Data Deep Dive: Who's Who For the Metrics That Matter 

Providing excellent care outside of the hospital is our collective mandate as home care providers, fueling our “why” as well as our business plans. Hear from high-performing leaders on rehospitalization, emergency department visits and other key metrics, and discover which tools, processes and initiatives are yielding consistently positive results.

12:45 - 1:45 pm  |   Keynote Speaker 

Storytelling for Business

Data shapes the business narrative for home care leaders, but vivid storytelling brings it to life. Former Pixar Storyteller Matthew Luhn will reveal how the same storytelling principles that built some of the world’s most beloved films can bridge the gap between business and heart, giving you a new ability to craft compelling storylines that inform, guide, motivate and inspire.  

9:05 - 9:50 am

Backing Your Business Development with Data

Tried and true relationship-based sales tactics aimed at referral partners are no longer enough; every sales and marketing narrative must now tell a data-driven story of value. Learn through showcase examples how you can shift your business development strategy to a data-backed approach that makes sense to your partners’ decision-makers.