Welcome to Arizona Health Care Association
The Arizona Health Care Association (AHCA) welcomes you to www.azhca.org, your online resource to long term care in Arizona. Whether you are seeking information about one of AHCA’s member skilled nursing facilities or assisted living centers, wanting to learn more about the many benefits of membership, searching for a new career, or simply wanting to know more about the association itself, you've come to the right place.
AHCA takes pride in being the state's largest professional long term care association and advocacy organization representing skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities. AHCA member facilities care for more than 10,000 of Arizona’s elderly citizens.
The Arizona Health Care Association is dedicated to assisting our members in providing the highest quality of long-term care services to our residents, and we look forward to being your valued long-term care resource.
News and Announcements
See the video featuring AHCA here.
Events and Resources
On June 17, 2009 new Interpretive Guidelines and F-Tag Revisions will become effective. A broad list of revisions regarding quality of life and appropriate “environment” are an outgrowth of the symposium “Creating Home in Nursing Home” cosponsored by CMS and the Pioneer Network. Grooming, dressing, dining, dignity, visitation and accommodation of needs have the most changes. Homelike environment, closet space, lighting, call systems and sanitary conditions have language that addresses the need for improvements. CMS recognizes that changes will be gradual for most Nursing Homes but emphasize that a “shift” toward these changes in facility improvement plans must be evident.
Click here to go the “Just for Members” section of the website to download the Survey & Certification Letter 09_31, an advance copy of F-Tag language changes, the interpretive guidelines and the CMS PowerPoint educational tool for Surveyor Training. You will need a login and password to access the “Just for Members” section.
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