Spring 2025 Home Care Connection Series: Region 3 (Gainesville)

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Coming to Your Community This May!

HCAF’s Home Care Connection event series is back this spring, offering an exclusive opportunity to connect with Florida home care professionals in your area. Don’t miss this must-attend event featuring insights from HCAF Executive Director Denise Bellville and Senior Director of Policy, Advocacy & Communications Kyle Simon.

Whether you serve Medicare beneficiaries, Medicaid recipients, or private pay clients, this event is tailored to all home care providers. Here’s what to expect:

• Industry Trends, Opportunities & Challenges: Discover key developments shaping Florida’s home care sector.
• 2025 Florida Legislative Session Recap: Gain a detailed understanding of legislative outcomes that directly impact your business and the patients/clients you serve.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with local home care professionals to share best practices, expand your network, and foster collaboration.
• Continuing Education Credits: Stay informed while earning credits to enhance your professional development.

Space is limited — secure your spot today!

Continuing Education Info

Attendees receive 2.0 continuing education units for Florida licensed skilled nursing, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.

Meet the Speakers

Denise Bellville, RN, BS, COS-C, is HCAF’s Executive Director. She has been an RN for 45 years, working in critical care, ER, and open heart surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before transitioning to the home care industry as an executive for 30 years. Her home care clinical experience ranges from pediatric/adult ventilator cases, infusion therapy, and in-home peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line placements. Her favorite aspect has always been teaching elderly patients information that helps them reach their potential and remain at home.

“I knew I wanted to be a nurse since I was five years old. The only thing I asked for that Christmas was a nurse’s bag, and once I found it on Christmas day, I told my parents to just have Santa take everything else back. My first introduction to home care was a pediatric ventilator case. The hospital asked if I could get her home, settled, and teach the family what they needed to know. Well, as you might suspect, I was there for two years. My love of nursing has allowed me the opportunity to enter a stranger’s home and leave as a friend. Even after all these years, those new friends still invite me to family affairs. It has been a career that has already lasted a lifetime.”

Kyle Simon is HCAF's Senior Director of Policy, Advocacy & Communications. His background includes more than a decade of health policy, advocacy, and political experience. He has worked with federal and state policymakers on Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drugs, and regulatory issues, served members of Congress, managed a statewide political organization representing the President of the United States, and held leadership roles in multiple political campaigns. Additionally, he has been an Adjunct Professor at Valencia College since 2012. Kyle holds a Master of Science degree in Applied American Politics and Policy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Florida State University.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Are you an industry partner eager to connect with Florida’s home care community? The Home Care Connection series provides an exceptional platform to showcase your business, build relationships, and amplify your impact.

As a sponsor, you’ll enjoy:

• In-Person and Virtual Engagement: Choose to connect face-to-face with attendees onsite or participate virtually by providing marketing materials or submitting a video message to share your brand’s value. Both options ensure your business makes a lasting impression.
• Exclusive Business Spotlight: Take the stage to directly address attendees, showcasing how your products or services can drive success for home care providers.
• Enhanced Visibility: Align your brand with one of HCAF’s exclusive semi-annual events, elevating your presence and credibility within the home care industry.

Act now to position your business at the forefront of Florida’s home care sector. For more information, click here, call (850) 222-8967, or contact us today!