Kathy Ahearn

Kathy Ahearn has dual bachelor’s degrees in nursing and social work. She is currently CEO and founder of ALECC, Inc., which provides consulting, mentoring, and education to all post-acute care providers, with an emphasis in the hospice industry. She began healthcare work due to a disabled parent and later a child living with a chronic disease. Her passion is healthcare, experiencing it both professionally and personally.

Kathy has always been a trailblazer in healthcare. She helped develop pain scales to standardize assessment with the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission. She expanded into medical devices, developing one of the first real-time cloud-based disease-specific software programs to assist patients, clinicians, and managed-care organizations to improve outcomes and collect data for the diabetic population. Currently, she has branched into YouTube to create a channel that will support colleagues and clinicians moving forward in healthcare.

"Great webinar for new team members! Even our seasoned team members were like - oh my - we need to double check on some of these. Very good presentation. Kathy is ALWAYS a pleasure to listen to and watch! Her knowledge is great and she delivers this eloquently. No matter what the question - she responds very professionally and always states to follow up with her if the question needs further clarification. This is greatly appreciated.”

- Pam, Seasons Hospice

"Very knowledgeable presenter! Loved her advocacy on using social work to conduct the psychosocial assessment as that is their expertise."

- Eva, Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS)

"Will highly recommend both the speaker and series. Excellent speaker. Very knowledgeable."

- Tamara, Hope Springs Hospice

"Finally, true, clear, and concise information on Governing Body member expectations. I am thrilled to now share this with the organization and onboard new members. I can’t thank you enough Kathy."

- Carmen, Valiant Hospice & Palliative Care