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.
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AHCA's Annual Conference on Long Term Care
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Registration is now open for the AHCA Annual Conference & Trade Show which will be held August 24-26, 2010 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. Brochures have been mailed and you can register online by clicking here. Don’t miss this amazing event! For those who plan to stay at the all new world class Talking Stick Resort, you are encouraged to make room reservations as soon as possible. The hotel has guaranteed a room rate of $109.00 plus tax, single or double, through Friday, July 23, 2010. The hotel number is 480-850-7777 -- be sure to identify yourself as an Arizona Health Care Association conference participant.
News and Announcements
September 12 – 18, 2010
About National Assisted Living Week®
Established by NCAL in 1995, National Assisted Living Week® provides a unique opportunity for residents, families, staff, volunteers, and the surrounding community to come together to share with our residents a variety of events and activities that show them how much we care for them. The 2010 theme, Living Life, will inspire creativity and participation and will grab the attention of local and national media. To make planning as easy as possible, a planning and product guide is being developed, which will contain activity ideas, media kit materials, and products featuring the 2010 theme. Look for the guide in June 2010.
This Year’s Theme: Living Life
You don’t have to be a rock climber, sky diver, marathon runner, or scholar to live life to the fullest. Living life means participating in activities that you enjoy and pursuing your passions, whatever they may be. It means never stopping the process of discovery or mastering talents. It means sharing your history and teaching others what you have learned. It is a lifelong pursuit of happiness and growth. We all want to live life to the fullest, no matter how old or young we are. Assisted living communities around the country are giving their residents the environment and tools they need to reach their goals. We celebrate their efforts and the residents who inspire their community.
Join this year’s National Assisted Living Week® celebration and let’s live life together. For more information, go here.
The American Health Care Association will post monthly updates on their website at www.ahcancal.org which will include Analysis/Impact/Policy papers on key provisions, regulation/guidance updates and other tools, all of which will be posted to our Health Care Reform Resource Center.
Additionally, time-sensitive updates regarding health care reform regulation and guidance will be issued each week via Capitol Connection. This interim information also will be posted to our Resource Center and highlighted in the appropriate monthly update.
AHCA/NCAL’s Health Care Reform Resource Center features the following linked documents. To access these documents you can use your personal username and password or utilize AHCA/NCAL’s username: hcreform and password: 2010
The annual national Congressional Briefing was held this June 8-9, 2010 in Washington DC. AHCA advocates had face to face meetings with elected officials, including Senator John McCain, Representatives, Pastor, Kirkpatrick, Shadegg, and Giffords. They also had meetings with Senator Kyl and Congressman Flake’s staff. The key topic was the all important extension of federal matching funds (FMAP) to shore up the state Medicaid budget. AHCA advocates on Capitol Hill were: Board President George Jacobson, AHCA Consultant Larry Litman, John Ford of Southwest Ambulance, Matt Cannon of Medline, Wendell Anderson, CNA, of Maravilla Care Center, Tammy Lake, CNA, of Sunwest Choice Healthcare and Rehab.
Sylvia Balistreri, AHCA Director of Quality and Regulatory Services host an open conference call on a monthly basis for AHCA members to address survey issues. They will be held the 4th Friday of every month beginning May 28, 2010. So dial up, SOS, and ask those burning questions!
- ASSISTED LIVING: The Fourth Friday of Every Month ~~ 9:00 am ~~ 1.888.311.9051; entry code: 470 056 00 #
- SKILLED NURSING: The Fourth Friday of Every Month ~~ 10:30 am ~~ 1.888.311.9051; entry code: 470 056 00 #
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