Growing your Private Duty Agency through Community Outreach

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[3281] Growing your Private Duty Agency through Community Outreach
Learn How Acappella included education and community outreach increase sales volume.


NOW AVAILABLE: RELEASED 9/9/2019 This program was presented on 08/28/2019 at the Texas Association of Home Care & Hospice 50th Annual Meeting in Grapevine. It is one of 17 presentations captured and produced for online access.

Presentation Info:

  • Presentation Date: August 28, 2019
  • TAHC&H Event: TAHC&H Annual Meeting | Grapevine

Subscription Type: Individual

Education-Training Credits:

  • TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
    • 1.0 Clock Hrs

CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.

HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:

  • §97.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
  • §97.260[a][8]skills for working with clients, families, and other professional service providers
  • §97.260[a][9]community resources
  • §97.260[a][10]marketing

Program Description: What was started at a kitchen table with a big vision and little money, Acappella in Home Care has grown to become one of the largest privately owned home care agencies in the country. Learn How Acappella included education and community outreach increase sales volume. In 2018 alone, gross sales increased by 35%. Community Outreach like a weekly podcast, collecting pajamas for needy seniors, and offering continuing education to area nurses and social workers all helped build the Acappella brand.

Program Learning Outcome: Participants will actively engage in the learning activity and indicate an intent to change their practice by implementing community education and outreach programs to increase referrals.

TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter: Jo Alch, RN, Acappella in Home Care

About the Presenter:
Jo Alch
is the Founder and Director of Nursing at Acappella in Home Care. Jo worked as a hospice field and triage nurse for many years, discovering a big void in exceptional private duty care and nursing services. Jo opened Acappella in 2006, with a vision to be the leading private pay agency in the DFW area. Jo has won numerous awards for her efforts. She was selected as one of the “Great 100 RNs” in Dallas in 2007. In 2012, Jo was awarded D Magazine’s prestigious “Excellence in Nursing” for home care, and was also recognized by Nurses.com magazine as a regional finalist for outstanding home care nursing. Jo served on the Board of Directors of the Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice, and had an active role on the private pay committee. She is currently serving on the board for the Community Council of Greater Dallas, and is the committee chair for the Dallas Area Agency on Aging. Jo is an active member of her church choir, recently performing at Carnegie Hall in NYC. She is originally from New Orleans, where she is in the Krewe of Muses. Jo has an amazing husband and three wonderful children.

[3281] Growing your Private Duty Agency through Community Outreach

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