Kansas City Regional Home Care Association

KCRHCA serves home care businesses and patients in the Kansas City Area.

Together, through collaboration, education and advocacy, we create a strong regional home care community.

We are actively working to enhance and build upon a strong regional home care community. We work closely with state and national associations to advocate for home care patients and issues that both benefit and protect them. As well, we provide our community of helping professionals in the fields of private duty, home health, hospice, durable medical equipment and home infusion with networking resources.

Who We Are

We Are Here For You

We Are Here For You

KCRHCA is a quality provider of supportive education for those individuals living in the home. As a recognized education provider for professionals and para professional working in the home care industry, we believe knowledge is the critical key in self management of illness and/or injury – education is the path to understanding.

Shares knowledge and fosters cooperation
Acts as a vehicle for quality control
Initiates educational activities
Discusses ethical issues

We believe that Home Care is an essential element in the continuum of quality health care. The membership is comprised of home care companies providing services in Kansas City and surrounding communities. Our mission includes working to enhance and build upon a strong regional home care community.

Top 10 Reasons to Join KCRHCA

Top 10 Reasons to Join KCRHCA

1. Great networking opportunities

2. Keep up on recent legislative changes

3. Ongoing inexpensive clinical education

4. Learn ways to keep your costs down

5. Learn ways to grow your business

6. Just one, two-hour meeting per month

7. Benchmarking opportunities

8. Forum to present ethical issues

9. Awesome Annual holiday Awards Banquet

10. Ability to participate on a committee that best meets your needs: Membership Recruitment, Education, Community Relations, Annual Awards Banquet, Private Duty, Legislative, Hospice, Home Health Care and Emergency Preparedness

Photo Galleries of KCRHCA Events

Building a Strong Regional Home Care Community

Networking Opportunities • Current Industry News and Trends • A Helping Community of Home Care Professionals

Meet Our Board

Shawn Mueller
Shawn MuellerPresident
VITAS Healthcare
Director of Market Development
Kelley Schiffman
Kelley SchiffmanPresident Elect
VITAS Healthcare
VITAS Representative
Katie Aaronson
Katie AaronsonPast President
Village Home Health & Hospice
Community Liaison
Libby A. Latham
Libby A. LathamSecretary
Visiting Angels
Director of Community Relations
Doug Peterson
Doug PetersonTreasurer
Synergy HomeCare
Owner, Administrator
Terrel Bledsoe
Terrel BledsoeBoard Member
Redeemed In Home Care
Lead Admissions Specialist
Staci Banhart
Staci BanhartBoard Member
Village Home Health and Hospice
Community Liaison
Andy Miller
Andy MillerBoard Members
Private Home Care
Executive Director
Mercedes Schlapper
Mercedes SchlapperBoard Member
St. Croix Hospice
Care Transition Coordinator

Trusted Members

Committee Membership is the backbone of the organization. The primary benefit of general membership includes networking, collaborative efforts in all areas of home care, support for problem-solving and keeping up-to-date with regulations and policies, as well as on-going education and innovative knowledge and practices.