AHCA/NCAL's 2010 Long Term Care Resource Catalog Now Available

VHCA (1/15/2010)

The new 2010 resource catalog is printed and ready to mail.  Copies should be in your mailbox soon.  A PDF of the new catalog from the first page of the online bookstore is available for download. There are many new products throughout the catalog as well as several new editions and price reductions.

Don’t forget that state affiliates receive a 40% discount when purchasing in bulk (25+ copies).

A Guide to Long-Term Care Administration Now Available
A book that Timothy Farabaugh, COO of Vinson Hall Retirement Community, published entitled, A Guide to Long-Term Care Administration, has just recently been made available for purchase in the American Healthcare Association’s online bookstore. 

Originally published in hard copy in 2006, A Guide to Long-Term Care Administration is a valuable resource for students who are preparing to become nursing home and assisted living administrators. Those who have worked in the field of long-term care may also benefit from the insights offered by the author.

Farabaugh has dedicated more than 20 years of service to senior citizens. Prior to becoming COO of Vinson Hall Retirement Community, he served as executive director at the Hermitage in Northern Virginia, opened three assisted living facilities, and worked at a nursing home. 

Do You Have the Latest Edition of AHCA's Long Term Care Survey?
Does your facility have the latest copy of AHCA’s LTC Survey?  Start the New Year off right by making sure your staff has the latest information. Call 800.321.0343 or go online to order. The new 2010 product catalog, with many new and revised books and videos, is on its way. Look for it in your mailbox soon.

MDS 3.0 User’s Manual Available Soon
Many MDS Coordinators and DONs are eagerly awaiting the release of the new MDS 3.0 Federal regulations so they can begin preparing and training for the October 2010 implementation. Although some information has been released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), four of the final chapters are still pending.  Based on communications with CMS, AHCA anticipates these chapters will be released “soon.” Once released, it will take AHCA about four weeks to prepare the new MDS 3.0 manual.  AHCA recognizes the extensive need for this critical resource and the current economic conditions facing facilities. The new manual should be available in late February or early March if CMS releases final content as scheduled.

Product #: 5011R
Member: $44.95
Non-Member: $64.95

Quality Indicator Survey Manual
This spring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is scheduled to release changes to the current QIS process.  AHCA is accepting pre-orders for the new Quality Indicator Survey Manual. This new resource will include all QIS forms and procedures as well as the recent MDS 3.0 changes that take effect in October 2010.

Product: 8128
Member: $49.95
Non-Member: $59.95