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...
Assisted living operators look ahead on 10th anniversary of NCAL Day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2016
What will assisted living look like in 10 years? It may have been a speaker’s rhetorical question, but NCAL Day attendees provided their opinions on the 10th anniversary of the event.
Assisted living, but not skilled nursing, may benefit from tax law deduction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
Assisted living communities may be able to take advantage of a 20% business income tax deduction in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that may elude skilled nursing facilities, according to AHCA/NCAL’s...
Robert Van Dyk to receive NCAL’s Jan Thayer Pioneer Award
Sep 27, 2017
Robert Van Dyk, president and CEO of Ridgewood, NJ-based Van Dyk Health Care, will receive the 2017 Jan Thayer Pioneer Award from the National Center for Assisted Living during the organization’s...
National Quality Forum endorses first assisted living customer satisfaction measures
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2019
The National Quality Forum for the first time has endorsed a set of assisted living customer satisfaction measures, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, developer...
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...
114 assisted living communities earn AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Awards
Jun 01, 2018
Assisted living communities totaling 114 were among the 521 long-term and post-acute care operators across 50 states and the District of Columbia that have earned 2018 Bronze – Commitment to Quality...
‘Capture the Moment’ is theme for National Assisted Living Week
Apr 26, 2018
“Capture the Moment” will be the theme of this year’s National Assisted Living Week, Sept. 9 to 15, the National Center for Assisted Living announced Thursday.
Taking time to celebrate assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 10, 2018
National Assisted Living Week began Sunday and continues through Saturday.
AHCA/NCAL announce Gold Excellence in Quality Award winners
Aug 14, 2016
Providers in Scarborough, ME, West Hartford, CT, and Kent, OH, have won Gold Excellence in Quality Awards from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living this year, the...