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ACHCA Leadership White Paper

Effective Leadership in Long Term Care: The Need and the Opportunity, authored by Bernie Dana, MQM and Douglas Olson, PhD, MBA

Click here for more information and to access a copy of this important document.

Support The College

The American College of Health Care Administrators, a 501c3 organization, is the sole professional association dedicated to serving the long term care leader.  Your tax deductible support is needed to enable The College to provide education of the highest caliber; local, national and online networking opportunities; professional development resources; and a national voice for the long term care leader. 

Please also consider joining and/or supporting ACHCA's Academy of Long Term Care Leadership and Development to help set the course for long term care leadership for decades to come.

 

Click here to contribute to The College and/or Academy

Click here for a request from ACHCA Board Chair, Steve Esdale

Click here for more information about The Academy

 

Recent News

  •  (3/1/2010) Members of the Coalition to Protect Senior Care  (CPSC) provide around-the-clock care to elderly/disabled individuals requiring skilled nursing care. ACHCA is a member association and is represented on the letters sent to both the House and Senate to urge them to extend the exceptions process for Medicare Part B outpatient therapy services.  For more information, click here.
  • (9/8/09) Monsignor Chuck Fahey shared his profound homily about end of life care with  members of ACHCA.  He indicates that he is wearing his "Catholic preacher's hat" but he hopes that you might find it of interest.  Click here to read his homily.  If you have comments or questions contact Charles J. Fahey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  •  (6/30/09) Sixty-five College administrators will receive a complimentary attendance to the upcoming National - Senior Healthcare Facilities Forum The complementary attendance includes hotel, meals, refreshments, personalized itinerary, workshops, national/global networking sessions, registration, etc. The complimentary invitation and information can be found by clicking here.
  •  (6/12/09) ACHCA is a founding member of the Advancing Excellence (AE) campaign. Several of our members and staff serve on AE task forces. For more information about the AE campaign and its initiatives visit the Advancing Excellence website. For a PowerPoint presentation on current achievements of the AE campaign, click here.
  •  (5/20/09) The training slides used by CMS Baltimore to train surveyors on the modifications to surveyor guidance focused on culture change can be found here. CMS Region V provided these slides with permission from CMS Baltimore.
  • (5/8/09) A grant the Pioneer Network submitted to the Picker Institute, “Changing the Culture of Aging: Taking a First Step to Creating Knowledgeable Consumers” has been funded. ACHCA will be partnering on this one year initiative. Other partners include: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, (AAHSA), the American Health Care Association, (AHCA), the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA), the Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations (CGNO), The Massachusetts Long Term Care Foundation and the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (NCCNHR). The budget provides a $3000 stipend for each organization to underwrite its participation. For more information click here.