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Session 304

Thursday, September 18, 2025  ~  1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (CDT)

1.2 CNEs

Behind the Glass: Illuminating the ROI of Family-Centered Care


Description

Family engagement is more than a checkbox - it’s a catalyst for measurable impact across quality, growth, and outcomes in home health and hospice. In this data-driven session, we’ll step “through the looking glass” to examine the real-world return on investing in meaningful family connection. From reducing avoidable readmissions to enhancing CAHPS scores and word-of-mouth referrals, participants will explore how family communication strategies can align compassion with compliance—and ultimately fuel sustainable growth.

Together, we’ll also take a closer look at your own agency’s current approach to family engagement. Through a guided in-session analysis, you’ll identify strengths, uncover gaps, and walk away with personalized insights and next steps to elevate the family experience in your organization.

Whether you're a clinical leader, quality manager, or administrator, this session will help you reimagine family engagement not as a burden, but as a business advantage.


Target Audience

Owners, C-Level Executives, Administrators, Operations Leaders, Clinical Leaders, Quality Leaders



Speaker(s)



Cara McCarty Abbott
CEO, Betterleave, Austin, TX


Cara McCarty Abbott is the Founder & CEO at Betterleave. Prior to Betterleave, she co-founded Code Pilot, a developer training & recruitment platform that was acquired by AngelList in 2020. Cara partners with founders and leaders to support complex organizational and high-growth people initiatives for successful outcomes -- including WorldFirst, Acquisition and RetailMeNot, IPO. Cara is also an Advisor for the Founder Institute, Partner at The Fund Austin, and a member of the Forbes HR Council.





Samantha Leung
Head of Product, Betterleave, Austin, TX

Samantha Leung is the Head of Product at Betterleave, a platform helping hospice and home health organizations better support family caregivers through serious illness, end-of-life care, and grief. She has led user experience, product, and engineering teams across both startups and large enterprises, building intuitive, scalable solutions that drive measurable outcomes. With over a decade of experience working with B2B companies, Samantha specializes in software implementation, digital transformation, and change management.                                            


Continuing Education

Kansas Home Care & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 1.2 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0287-0314. 


Other disciplines will need to apply independently – a certificate of attendance for 1.0 CE hours will be provided.

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