Kickoff Webinar on June 5th for 2024 Home Care Cost Report

(June 2, 2025) The Department of Health (DOH) announced the 2024 Home Care Cost Report on Fri., May 30, 2025. Providers should have received an email from us-advrisknyshc@kpmg.com notifying them that the 2024 cost report is available. Providers will have 90 days to complete the cost report. Cost report submissions will be due on Fri., Aug. 29, 2025.

As part of the Home Care Cost Report Outreach Program, DOH and KPMG will be hosting a live 2024 Home Care Cost Report Initial Outreach Session on Thurs., June 5, 2025 from 1-2 p.m. ET. The Microsoft Teams link and telephone dial-in information for this session is provided below.

Home Care Cost Report – 2024 Home Care Cost Report Initial Outreach Session

Date: June 5, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Expected Timing: 1 hour

If you choose to join the webinar virtually to see the presentation, please utilize the webinar information below:

Webinar Link: Join the meeting
Meeting ID: 389 489 988 457 8
Passcode: 9Mo98FD3

If you choose to dial in to the webinar by phone, please utilize the dial-in information below:

Dial-in Number: +1 917-933-2314
Phone Conference ID: 110 986 913#

DOH and KPMG would also like to provide an opportunity for home care agencies to submit questions prior to the session. Please share with them specific questions or discussion topics that you are interested in hearing about. Please note that they will do their best to address these questions during the webinar.

In addition to the kickoff webinar, KPMG and DOH prepared pre-recorded webinar content for new home care providers or those who would like a refresher on the Home Care Cost Report background, key information, and web-based Tool functionality. These pre-recorded webinars are available in individual modules within the “Useful Links” section of the 2024 Tool Instructions tab. Note that pre-recorded webinar content was created prior to the 2022 cost report and may contain references to 2022 Schedules.

Please read through the important information below regarding the 2024 cost report submission:

Similar to previous cost reports, the 2024 cost report will be accessible on the Home Care Tool Dashboard here. The “2024” option will not be available until May 30, 2025.

For users who completed the 2019-2023 Home Care Cost Reports, the login credentials for the Web-based Tool will be the same. If you forgot your password, please click the “Forgot Password?” link on the Web-based Tool login page. You will then be sent an email containing the steps to reset your password.

If your agency needs to add additional users to the Tool, either an individual from your agency or a hired consultant, please send an inquiry to us-advrisknyshc@kpmg.com. In your inquiry, please include the first name, last name, and email address of the individual who needs access.

As members may know, the Home Care Cost Report is required to be completed by certified home health agencies (CHHAs), licensed home care services agencies (LHCSAs), and fiscal intermediaries (FIs). Please note that the below agencies are not required to complete the Home Care Cost Report:

Assisted Living Program (ALP)-only agencies
Private pay-only agencies
Hospital-based CHHAs or LHCSAs
Private duty nursing-only agencies
Agencies receiving no Medicaid reimbursement (through Fee-for-Service (FFS) or Managed Long Term Care (MLTC))
LHCSAs that contract with CHHAs and provide no other home care services
CHHAs that provide ONLY hospice services
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)-only facilities
Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program-only facilities

For more information on the report, see LeadingAge NY's previous Intelligence articles here.

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871