Each year during our Annual Conference, the Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association likes to recognize some of the special people making a difference in the home care and hospice industry.  During our 2023 Annual Conference, we will acknowledge individuals in the following categories: 

**Please note that you will need to save the nomination forms to your computer, and then complete and return by email.

1. Home Care & Hospice RISING STAR - This award honors a staff member of a home care or hospice agency in their first two to three years of employment in the industry who shows demonstrated growth and potential leadership, has taken on additional responsibility, and shows support for the agency and/or association. Nominees may come from any discipline. The KHCHA Awards Committee will select one recipient from the pool of nominees to be honored during the 2023 KHCHA Annual Conference this September.
   
   Rising Star Nomination Form
   
   

2. Home Care & Hospice Hero of the Year – This award is reserved for a friend of home care and hospice – someone not directly employed in the field, someone outside the home care and hospice agency arena and not an active board member.  Nominees may include volunteers, agency advisory board members, patients’ family members or friends.  The KHCHA Awards Committee will select one recipient for this award from the pool of nominees.  

   Hero Nomination Form
   
   
   

3. Physician of the Year - This award honors a physician or nurse practitioner who excels in providing and utilizing home care and hospice, and who advocates for home care and hospice within the health care system.  The KHCHA Awards Committee will select one recipient for this award from the pool of nominees. 
   
   Physician Nomination Form
   
   

Questions?  Contact Kristen Ada at 913/669-5076 or at kada@kshomecare.org