National Center for Assisted Living leaders are watching an alphabet soup of policy and regulatory-related issues, which they detailed at an Oct. 6 session during the American Health Care Association/NCAL...
One-time COVID-19 testing for assisted living would cost $232 million, AHCA / NCAL estimates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2020
Testing every U.S. assisted living community resident and staff member for COVID-19 one time would cost $232 million, according to data released Wednesday by the American Health Care Association / National...
20 states make changes to assisted living regulations, statutes, policies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2024
Assisted living regulations, statutes and policies in 20 states (31%) were updated between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, according to a new report from the National Center for Assisted Living.
AHCA/NCAL CEO Mark Parkinson announces retirement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2024
Mark Parkinson will retire from his position as president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living effective Jan. 15, 2025, the groups announced today.
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...
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...
9 assisted living providers earn AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Awards
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 23, 2023
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living announced the recipients Thursday of the 2023 Silver – Achievement in Quality award. Among them are eight assisted living...
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...