Assisted Living Organizations

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)is one of two major organizations that support assisted living facilities in the country. It is a member-driven program that promotes business and operational excellence through an annual conference, research, publications, and executive networks while working to influence public policy.

The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) is part of the American Health Care Association (AHCA). AHCA is one of two major organizations that represent nursing homes in the country. NCAL provides advocacy, education, networking, professional development, and quality initiatives for members.

Find the state affiliates for the largest organization dedicated to assisted living field.

When you are looking for specific state information regarding assisted living regulations, each of the two major national organizations have state affiliates. The following information takes you to the state affiliates of the National Center for Assisted Living.

This 222-page report offers a state-by-state summary of assisted living regulations covering 21 categories; provides contact information for state agencies that oversee assisted living activities; and includes each agency’s Web site address.

There are two organizations that represent assisted living organizations - ALFA, the Assisted Living Federation of American and NCAL, the National Center for Assisted Living. Senior Living University (SLU) was established in 1996 as ALFA University and today is one of the largest providers of assisted living training and education. Their assisted living curriculum is accepted as the standard for training in over 15 states.

The first national survey measuring the satisfaction of residents, family and staff of assisted living facilities concludes that when it comes to assisted living satisfaction, residents seem very happy while workers are less so. The latter impacts the former. But overall things are looking good for the industry.

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AAssisted Living Providers will increasingly be tasked to figure out ways to reduce hospital admissions from long-term care settings. And there will be financial implications. The Long-Term Quality Alliance offers some advice on reducing hospital admissions.