Home Care Association of Washington

What Home Care Association of Washington does

Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) is a private, membership-based nonprofit trade association founded in 1973 and headquartered in Gig Harbor, Washington. It represents home health, home care, and hospice agencies across Washington State, along with affiliated healthcare professionals, consultants, and vendors, and serves as the most diverse In-Home Services association in the state. The organization operates as the unified industry voice for in-home services, delivering advocacy at city, state, regional, and national levels, regulatory guidance, and professional education to its members.

Name

Home Care Association of Washington

Legal name

Home Care Association of Washington

Website

https://hcaw.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) is a nonprofit trade association serving home health, home care, and hospice providers across Washington State through advocacy, certification programs, and professional education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

Keywords

• Home health advocacy
• Professional association services
• Healthcare certification training
• Legislative advocacy network
• In-home care education

Headquarters

HQ city

Gig Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: HCAW generates revenue through annual membership dues from provider members, individual members, affiliate organization members, and association members. Membership categories include Provider Member (dues vary), Individual Member ($100/year), Individual Affiliate ($175/year), Affiliate Organization ($350/year), Out-of-State Provider ($750/year), and Association/Institutional Affiliate ($150/year).
2. Annual Conference Fees: Revenue generated from the Annual Conference (April 2026) including registration fees, intensive session attendance, keynote sessions, and awards luncheon. Also includes sponsorship revenue from partners like Vitable and Paradigm.
3. Webinar and Education Program Fees: Revenue from educational webinars including OASIS-E2 Quarterly Updates, ICD-10-CM coding webinars, regulatory roundups, and other professional education programs. Some programs offer continuing education contact hours for nurses.
4. Certification Program Revenue: Revenue from wound care certification courses ($2,497 for HCAW members) and home care administrator certification programs ($845 for members via HCMCP on-demand). Programs offered through partnerships with CAHSAH and Wound Care Education Institute.
5. Affiliate Sponsor Memberships: Affiliate Sponsor memberships priced at $2,500/year providing access to member benefits, booth space at Annual Conference, logo placement, and marketing opportunities. Total benefit value stated at $10,650.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

HCAW is a membership-based nonprofit trade association that represents home health, home care, and hospice providers across Washington State. It delivers its core value through annual memberships, advocacy representation at city/state/regional/national levels, continuing education programs, certification courses, an annual conference, and a public provider directory. The association also operates an affiliated 501(c)(3) charitable foundation (Alliance for Healthy Communities) and a political action committee.

Product overview

The Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) offers a membership-based professional association with a portfolio of educational programs, advocacy resources, and member services. The core offering is membership providing access to the Provider Directory, legislative advocacy through the Legislative Action Network, and the HCAW PAC. Educational products include the Online University (powered by RCTCLEARN.Net), Wound Care Certification (with WCEI), Home Care Aide Certification Training (with Professional Registry of Nursing), and the Home Care Manager and Administrator Certificate Programs (with CAHSAH). Additional member resources include the Ask Lara clinical Q&A service, PEPPER reporting resources, emergency preparedness training, and the annual conference hub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Provider Directory A searchable public directory of HCAW member home care, home health, and hospice agencies throughout Washington State, used by consumers to find and connect with vetted providers.
• Wound Care Certification (WCC) Evidence-based wound management certification offered in partnership with WCEI, accredited by NAWCO, designed for clinicians at HCAW member agencies at a discounted rate of $2,497.
• HCAW Online University Free on-demand eLearning platform (RCTCLEARN.NET) available to all HCAW member staff, providing courses for personal care attendants, nurses, volunteers, home health aides, and therapists.
• Home Care Aide Certification Training Training program delivered with Professional Registry of Nursing covering 75-hour Core Basic Training, Continuing Education, and Nurse Delegation for home care caregivers.
• Home Care Administrator Certificate Program (HCACP) Three-day core curriculum certification in partnership with CAHSAH for home care administrators covering legal/compliance, finance, and strategy; available as on-demand subscription at $845 for members.
• Home Care Manager Certificate Program (HCMCP) Interactive educational program in partnership with CAHSAH for home care managers and front-line supervisors, with Private Duty and Medicare Certified tracks covering core business operating principles.
• Legislative Action Network Advocacy platform enabling members to view supported bills, identify local representatives, and take action on key legislative issues affecting home care providers in Washington State.
• HCAW Political Action Committee (PAC) Political action committee advancing home care through campaign contributions and political engagement.
• Readiness Now! Emergency Preparedness 12-module emergency preparedness training program developed with Alliance for Healthy Communities, promoting personal and professional preparedness for in-home service providers.
• HCAW Annual Conference Flagship annual in-person event featuring educational sessions, intensive programs, keynote speakers, awards luncheon, and networking for home health, home care, and hospice professionals.
• HCAW Membership Annual membership offering with tiered categories (Provider, Individual, Individual Affiliate, Affiliate Organization, Out-of-State Provider, Association/Institutional Affiliate) priced from $100 to $750 per year, providing access to advocacy, education, networking, and member-only resources.
• Affiliate Sponsor Membership Corporate sponsor membership priced at $2,500 per year providing vendors and consultants with member access, conference booth space, logo placement, newsletter advertising, and board meeting opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 years of advocacy for home care services in Washington State
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• RCTCLEARN.NETcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing on-demand, internet-based eLearning program for HCAW members at no charge. Courses available for Personal Care Attendants, Nurses, Volunteers, Home Health Aides, and Therapists. HCAW members receive unlimited access with no extra fees.
• Professional Registry of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for affordable and efficient training solutions for home care caregivers. Provides local, convenient classes for 75-hour Core Basic Training, Continuing Education, and Nurse Delegation. Training Coalition located at 10828 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Suite 201, Lakewood, WA.
• Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI)coreTechnology or IntegrationEducational partnership offering Wound Care Certification (WCC), Diabetic Wound Certification (DWC), and Ostomy Management Specialist (OMS) programs. NAWCO serves as the national accrediting board. HCAW members receive discounted rate of $2,497.
• CAHSAH (American Association for Home Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Home Care Administrator Certificate Program (HCACP) and Home Care Manager Certificate Program (HCMCP). CAHSAH processes registrations directly. Programs include legal/compliance, finance, and strategy curricula.
• McBeekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare consulting partnership for webinars including ICD-10-CM updates, OASIS-E2 quarterly updates, and coding training. McBee experts provide continuing education contact hours for nurses and HCS-D hours.
• Berg DatasupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for QAPI Roundtables focused on coding as part of QAPI projects. Berg Data collaborates with HCAW QAPI Committee to deliver quality improvement education.
• Alliance for Healthy CommunitieskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCAW's 501(c)(3) charitable foundation providing grant funding and emergency preparedness programs. Sponsors the Readiness Now campaign for employee personal and professional preparedness.
• NGSMedicare.comsupportingTechnology or IntegrationFree Medicare information resource linked from HCAW education page. Provides Home Health and Hospice information through Training Events Calendar.
• HHQI (Home Health Quality Improvement Campaign)supportingTechnology or IntegrationNational campaign for home health quality offering free resources and information pertinent to health reform. Registration free for anyone.
• CHAMP (Community Health Applied Resources for Medical Professions)supportingTechnology or IntegrationGrant-funded resource from Visiting Nurse Services of New York providing monthly newsletters, low-cost educational offerings, and free tools for home care industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): National hospice and palliative care membership organization providing advocacy, education, and resources overlapping with HCAW's hospice provider segment.
• National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC): National trade association for home care and hospice providers. Operates at a broader geographic and policy scale than HCAW and competes for member mindshare, dues, and advocacy bandwidth.
• Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA): National network of nonprofit visiting nurse and home health agencies. Provides advocacy and education to home-based care providers with an overlap on hospice and home health segments served by HCAW members.
• Home Care Association of America (HCAOA): National association representing private-duty home care providers. Overlaps with HCAW's home care segment and competes for affiliate sponsors and provider members seeking national advocacy.

Direct peers

• California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH): California-based home health, home care, and hospice trade association and HCAW's direct content partner for HCACP/HCMCP. Operates an analogous state-level advocacy, education, and certification model for in-home providers.
• Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council: State-level trade association for Illinois home health, home care, and hospice providers with advocacy, education, and certification programs mirroring HCAW's model.
• Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice (TAHCH): Texas state association for home care and hospice providers offering parallel advocacy, annual conference, and certification/education programming to HCAW.

Others

• Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare: National coalition advocating for Medicare-certified home health agencies. Operates in the same regulatory and reimbursement arena as HCAW's advocacy work but as a focused policy coalition rather than a membership association.

Regional players

• LeadingAge (Washington chapter): Washington State chapter of the national LeadingAge network serving nonprofit aging-services providers including home and community-based services; an adjacent trade body whose membership overlaps HCAW's senior-care provider base.
• Oregon Association for Home Care (OAHC): Pacific Northwest regional peer serving Oregon home health, home care, and hospice agencies. Closely comparable in scope, membership structure, and advocacy focus to HCAW.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HCAW42
• Facebookfacebook.com/Home-Care-Association-of-Washington-HCAW-117957524938823
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/home-care-association-of-washington-hcaw/posts/?feedView=all

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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