Join The Partnership for Sepsis and Aging (TPSA)
The Situation Report | March 31, 2025
Help Raise Awareness, Prevent, and Stop Life-threatening Sepsis
Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming response to infection that can quickly turn lethal.
The Home Care Association of New York State (HCANYS) is a committed partner with state and national advocacy organizations, Sepsis Alliance and End Sepsis, who are leading the way to combat sepsis — a national public health crisis that is the number one cause of death in hospitals and number one cause of readmissions. HCANYS equips home care providers and clinicians to do their part to Stop Sepsis at Home.
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA), Sepsis Alliance, the Association on Aging in New York (AgingNY), the Home Care Association of New York State and END SEPSIS on March 25 urged organizations to join The Partnership for Sepsis and Aging (TPSA), a newly formed national coalition that aims to prevent and stop life-threatening sepsis by raising awareness of signs, symptoms and interventions. TPSA is free to join. Simply complete the online form here. TPSA members are asked to broadly share free sepsis prevention and awareness resources and join meetings for information sharing.
Click here to read the March 25 press release and here to read more about TPSA.
Home Care Association of New York State President and CEO Al Cardillo said, “Sepsis calls every individual into a role they can play to help educate, prevent, and create the best chance for health and survival in the face of this devastating condition. Every single person has the ability to make a difference, and to save a life. For us in home health and aging services, it is a straightforward proposition: As the population reached by home health mirrors the highest risks for sepsis due to their age and health complications, and as 87% of sepsis originates in home and community, the role of our sector is vital to sepsis intervention. Working under Sepsis Alliance and END SEPSIS, and being a part of The Partnership for Sepsis and Aging, we can together make a profound impact. I call on all my colleagues across the country to join the Partnership and this cause for health and life.”
HCANYS & HCA E&R resources
HCANYS and HCA Education and Research (HCA E&R) have several educational modules and resources to help Stop Sepsis At Home. The HCA Sepsis Tool is an assessment instrument created by an HCANYS clinical workgroup over a period of several years through research and medical guidance from top sepsis clinicians in NY and nationally. The Tool is created for use specifically by home care clinicians but may also be used in other ambulatory and long-term care settings. It is comprised of a screening tool instrument, an algorithm, standard protocol, and patient education zone tool. Click here to learn more HCA Sepsis Screening & Intervention Tool 101: Everything You Need to Know. Send an email to
Find more information about sepsis and maternal health, and a sepsis in-service training for home health aides, personal care aides, and other paraprofessionals here.
Resources
View the full press release here.