National Association for Health Care Assistants
The Arizona Health Care Association has established a partnership with the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) to create a model especially for AHCA members. NAHCA is a non-profit association of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and assisted living caregivers providing experience-based, peer-driven solutions to long term care. By member facilities joining NAHCA, CNAs and caregivers become members of NAHCA. Membership includes: t-shirts, NAHCA lapel pins, membership card and monthly PEP Talks by Lori Porter. As of June 2008, 72 facilities/communities have joined NAHCA. What a great way to recognize all the hard work CNA’s and caregivers provide to residents in long term care!! For more information about joining NAHCA, please click here or contact Karla Averill, at 602-265-5331 or kaverill@azhca.org. To visit the NAHCA website click here.
NAHCA / ACHP 2008 Annual Convention, Exposition
and
“Key to Quality” Awards Banquet
KCI Expo Center, Kansas City, Missouri
September 17-18, 2008
This year’s convention features a variety of educational and motivational sessions designed to maximize the personal and professional potential of certified nursing assistants and other direct caregivers. In addition to the cutting edge programs and exposition, great food, camaraderie, recognition, and fun highlight NAHCA’s 14th Annual Convention, and Exposition. For a copy of the registration brochure, please click here.
NAHCA is now accepting nominations for their prestigious national caregiver “Key to Quality” awards.
Nominations are due by July 15, 2008. Caregivers receive their award at NAHCA’s annual convention which is September 17th and 18th in Kansas City, Missouri. Don’t miss this opportunity to recognize all the hard work your caregivers provide to your residents! For a nomination packet, please click here.
For sponsorship and/or exhibit opportunities at the convention, please click here.
NAHCA/ACHP Newsletter
CONVENTION UPDATE
July 24, 2008
NAHCA Member,
This quick reminder has been sent to you to assist in making registration for our upcoming convention as easy as possible. Registrations are pouring in! Our easy on-line registration/nomination process has been a big hit with our members. This years convention is quickly becoming quite the buzz within the health care field across the nation, and many of our member facilities are sponsoring 8, 9, 10...even 14 attendees! These facility members obviously understand the importance of front line recognition and continued education. Register here now!
As we near our nomination deadline, more and more nominations are coming across my desk.
This year's award winners will be selected by our independent panel of judges very soon, so don't miss the opportunity to get those nominations in! Although deadline for nominations is July 25, 2008, there have been so many nominations received thus far, I will still be accepting and entering nominations through the week of July 28, 2008. However, NO NOMINATIONS WILL BE RECOGNIZED after July 31, 2008.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Jerry Reinke, CNA
Director, Shared Learning/Membership Services
NAHCA/ACHP
2709 W. 13th St.
Joplin, MO 64801
phone: 800-784-6049 ext. 311
jreinke@nahcacares.org
Key to Quality Awards
Our nominations deadline is at hand! Take time to recognize those who give so much of themselves to make your residents life better. Nominate them for one of our awards. Caregivers deserve this positive recognition, and each nominee will receive a certificate of nomination sent to them after the conference. Don't delay, nominate today!
See past award winners!
National Conference
The NAHCA/ACHP National Conference is a great time to celebrate and support the front line
of care. As we all know, quality begins at the bedside, so the frontline caregivers quality of job satisfaction and knowledge is very important. Keep the frontline updated and motivated by attending this annual event. You and your attendees are guaranteed to have a wonderful experience at this life changing event. Don't miss it!
Register NOW!