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...
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 ‘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...
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...
Singing the praises of industry advocates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
AHCA/NCAL CEO Mark Parkinson recently was expressing appreciation for two leaders of other associations.
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...
Assisted living is area of fastest growth for AHCA/NCAL
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2018
Assisted living continues to be the fastest-growing segment of membership for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, NCAL said Thursday in newly issued annual report...