Home health care is a formal, regulated program of care delivered by a variety of health care professionals in the patient's home for the treatment of a medical condition, illness or disability. Home health is provided through certified home health agencies (HHAs).

As components of the post-acute continuum of care, HHAs provide essential health care services. This specialized support allows patients to remain at home when they would otherwise have to be admitted to a costly institutional setting, such as a skilled-nursing facility or hospital.

CHA provides state and federal representation and advocacy in the legislative and regulatory arenas to improve access to quality, cost-effective home health care services.