Whitehair Serves As Officer On State Board

Whitehair Serves As Officer On State Board

Carol Whitehair, Director of Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County, is serving as president-elect of the Kansas Home Care Association Board of Directors.

Carol Whitehair, Director of Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County, has been elected to serve as President-Elect of the Kansas Home Care Association Board of Directors.  After serving a year in this position, Whitehair will step into a two-year term as Board President for the statewide association.

Whitehair has been in the home health care profession for twenty-four years, including serving as the Director of Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County for over thirteen years.  She has been a member of the Kansas Home Care Association Board of Directors for nine years, first representing agencies in the official sector and then as an at-large member.  She serves as the chair of the Medicare/Medicaid Committee and has served numerous times on the association’s annual meeting committee.

Kansas Home Care Association promotes, develops and fosters high standards of patient care in home care and hospice services for Kansans.  Formed in 1973, the association is the state’s leading organization representing home care and hospice, providing leadership, support and services to the home care and hospice industry in Kansas.  The association provides education to over 100 members and engages in the legislative and regulatory process impacting the home care and hospice industry.  The board of directors, staff, and members of KHCA represent the interests of home care and hospice when collaborating with local, state, and national groups and organizations on issues facing the industry.