David Totaro Announces Retirement from BAYADA Hearts for Home Care

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—Hearts for Home Care and BAYADA Home Health Care announced the upcoming retirement of David Totaro, chief government affairs officer and president and executive director of Hearts for Home Care, effective at the end of 2025.

Since joining BAYADA in 2009, he has led efforts to secure policy wins at both state and federal levels while amplifying the voices of homecare clients, families and caregivers nationwide. Totaro is a founding member and chair emeritus of the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) and also currently chairs the Pennsylvania Home Care Foundation and is on the board of the National Alliance for Care at Home, where he chairs its Public Policy Committee and its Medicaid Council.

He guided the launch of a 501(c)(4) structure for the company in 2009 and established Hearts for Home Care (H4HC) as an independent social welfare advocacy organization. Under his leadership, H4HC has expanded into a coalition of more than 12,000 active advocates working to increase awareness of homecare and shape public policy across the country.

“I am proud to have hired Dave to advocate on behalf of BAYADA, and even prouder that he took that imperative and transformed it into a movement that transcends our organization,” said Mark Baiada, founder and chairman of BAYADA Home Health Care. “Through his leadership of Hearts for Home Care, Dave helped create a national advocacy voice for the whole industry. Dave, in many ways, has paved the way for others, both individuals and organizations, in our industry to become more active and efficient with their advocacy efforts.”

Totaro was named to NJBIZ’s “23 People to Watch in Healthcare” (2023), receiving the McKnight’s Pinnacle Award for Agent of Change (2024), and being honored as a Titan 100 awardee in both 2023 and 2025.

Looking ahead, Totaro plans to remain engaged in the homecare advocacy community, exploring consulting and other opportunities to support organizations navigating complex policy challenges.

“Advocacy has never been more critical to the future of home care,” Totaro said. “I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished together and confident in the strong, capable team at H4HC in place to continue this important work. A rising tide lifts all boats; homecare agencies are allies, not competitors, when it comes to advocacy.”

Upon Totaro’s retirement, Sue Chapman Moss will assume the role of president and executive director of Hearts for Home Care in addition to her current role as senior vice president, payer strategy and government affairs at BAYADA. Moss will continue to lead payer and provider contracting and strategy along with government affairs.

“One of the most significant outcomes of Dave’s work has been the expansion of access and funding for homecare services,” said Moss. “Since 2010, his team has helped secure over $500 million in improved reimbursement, ensuring more clients can receive care at home and more caregivers are supported in their work. I am honored to build on Dave’s legacy. His vision and leadership have created a powerful movement that empowers thousands of voices to shape the future of home care. I look forward to carrying that mission forward with the same passion and commitment.”

BAYADA and Hearts for Home Care said they extend their deepest gratitude to Totaro for his extraordinary leadership and congratulate him on his retirement.