National Center for Assisted Living
Joining is easy! Assisted Living and Residential Care Providers automatically become members of NCAL when they join their state affiliate association.
NCAL Overview and Benefits of Membership
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) is the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association (AHCA). NCAL is dedicated to serving the needs of the assisted living community through national advocacy, education, networking, professional development, and quality initiatives. NCAL’s proactive, national focus on assisted living legislation is backed by the strongest and most influential long term care advocacy team in the country. NCAL members know that their voices will be heard by the national policymakers and regulators who continually seek to influence the future of assisted living.
In addition to national advocacy, NCAL supports state-specific advocacy effort through its national federation of state affiliates. NCAL state affiliates work to create local education, advocate on behalf of assisted living providers, and provide the direct, ongoing support their assisted living members need to improve quality and grow their businesses.
Benefits of Membership
In addition to the benefits offered by your state affiliate, NCAL provides members with:
* National Assisted Living Advocacy
* Access to Valuable Information Through NCAL’s Members Only Website
* Education, Networking Events, & Tools
* National Communications/Public Relations Efforts
* Professional Publications
* Quality Initiatives
National Assisted Living Advocacy
In recent years, assisted living has received increased attention at the federal level. Congress, the Department of Labor, the General Accounting Office, the Federal Trade Commission, the Institute of Medicine and the Department of Health and Human Services have examined various aspects of assisted living operations.
NCAL and AHCA work together to offer strong federal representation and have the largest, most influential long term care federal relations team in Washington, D.C. Both NCAL and AHCA are recognized as leading and trusted sources of information and opinions by policymakers and regulators.
* Strong relationships on Capitol Hill and in the Administration
* $1.5 million PAC
* Participation with the Republican Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association
* Participation with the Republican Attorneys General Association and the Democratic Attorneys General Association
* NCAL State Regulatory Review: The nation’s only annual publication profiling each state’s assisted living regulatory requirements.
* Active leadership role in the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living.
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