Our profession is a challenging way to earn a living. Many newer administrators fail and leave the profession. The overarching goal of the ACHCA Mentor program is to pair up a newer administrator with a seasoned administrator and ensure that there is a personal private resource for the newer administrator to improve their opportunities to succeed and thrive. Simultaneously, the seasoned administrators get inspired by their proteges and see our profession through fresh eyes without some of the jaundice of years in the profession fighting the good fight for optimal care in a restraining environment with decreasing resources. Both parties gain.~Michael Hotz, Mentoring Chair
Provide a mechanism through which both established and emerging leaders in the field can better prepare themselves for changes in the profession
Provide a tool to facilitate succession planning efforts as many established administrators are nearing retirement
Provide a valuable benefit to ACHCA members and create a culture of continuous learning
ACHCA is uniquely positioned to lead a state of the art mentoring initiative for the profession connecting mentors and protégés across the country in this noble, professional field. At ACHCA we recognize the value of dynamic leadership in the field of long-term health care services, and we believe it is our calling to develop and promote this skill, to enhance future leadership capacity to serve our profession.
This premier effort includes education, resources and tools to help these relationships form successful partnerships using an evidence-based approach to development and support.
ACHCA’s National Mentoring program is open to emerging leaders in long term care who are Professional ACHCA members employed in a long term care or aging services setting.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
In order to participate in the mentoring program, we ask that you:
Mentors are a Professional or Retired member of ACHCA. To become a Professional member of ACHCA, CLICK HERE.
Required for Mentors to be a Fellow (FACHCA) of ACHCA. For more information about becoming a Fellow, CLICK HERE.
Proteges are a member of ACHCA. Student members do not qualify for the mentoring program. AITs must be in the final 60 days of their internship to apply as a protege.
Are currently employed within the post acute care setting .
Are willing to commit to a minimum of one hour per month to the successful development of your mentor/protégé relationship.
PROGRAM APPLICATION
We are now accepting applications year round for the program. Individuals interested in applying to become a mentor or protégé should submit an application.
CLICK HERE to access the mentoring application CLICK HERE to access the protege application
Support the Mentoring Program The quality of the care provided across the spectrum of Post-Acute Care and Aging services continues to rest on our ability to recruit and retain the very finest administrators. ACHCA's mentoring program provides a means to nurture and develop the best talent for the future of Long Term Care. In its fourth year of implementation, the program continues to grow and thrive as it is now expanding from a strictly national program to a district/chapter level focused initiative.
Mentoring Covenant Donors
Orlando Bisbano
Mardell Brandt Kendall Brune Dan Carr Judith Clark Kimberly Corrigan Kenneth Daniel Toni Lynn Davis Timothy Dressman Sharon Eyster James Farley Susan Farris Steve Fromm Richard Gamache Bruce Glass Mary Grondin Michael Hotz Phil Jean Keith Knapp Robert Lane Thomas Lavallee Matt Lessard Brenda Marinan Bill McGinley Mary Helen McSweeney-Feld Rudy Michalek Roberto Muniz Dr. Doug Olson Kathleen Pajor Theresa Parker Kirstin Pedretti Mark Prifogle Blair Quasnitschka Israel Ray
Robert Reyes Julian Rich Kathryn Richardson Jose Rojas-Fernandez Theresa Sanderson Russell Schwartz Daniel Shields Larry Slatky Timothy Sullivan Mitchell Teller Andrew Vogel Dr. David Wolf
