9 assisted living communities earn AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Awards
Jun 30, 2016
Nine assisted living communities have earned 2016 Silver – Achievement in Quality Awards from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, the organizations announced...
NCAL guidance aims to prevent elder abuse via social media
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 16, 2016
Senior living providers must develop social media policies, train employees on appropriate use of social media, and investigate potentially inappropriate behavior related to social media when it has been...
Rod Burkett joins NCAL board
Mar 07, 2016
Rod Burkett, president and CEO of Gardant Management Solutions, has joined the National Center for Assisted Living Board of Directors.
NCAL welcomes assisted living data
Feb 16, 2016
Assisted living communities now can submit their staffing data via the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s LTC Trend Tracker, to learn more about their retention...
AHCA, NCAL file brief in Supreme Court False Claims Act case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court should reject the use of a legal theory that has been used to establish liability in some False Claims Act cases, the American Health Care Association and the National Center for...
NCAL names senior director of policy
Jan 21, 2016
Lilly Hummel has joined the National Center for Assisted Living as senior director of policy.
AHCA/NCAL names new VP of quality and regulatory affairs
Jan 12, 2016
Lyn Bentley is a 15-year veteran of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, having joined the organization in 2001 as senior director of assisted living policy.
AHCA/NCAL ‘cautiously optimistic’ about arbitration outcome
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
CMS’ proposed rule to limit the use of arbitration agreements was a source of angst for AHCA/NCAL members in 2015, but the organizations remain hopeful that CMS is considering member concerns before...
AHCA/NCAL adds customer satisfaction measure to LTC Trend Tracker
Oct 30, 2015
The short customer satisfaction questionnaire adds a satisfaction quality measure to the AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative.
AHCA/NCAL’s Parkinson named to Top Lobbyist list
Oct 29, 2015
Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, has been named to The Hill’s Top Lobbyists 2015 – Associations list.