CEAL ANNOUNCES QUALITY SUMMIT

VCAL (2/17/2006)

The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) has announced a second Assisted Living Quality Summit to be held on Thursday, November 30, and Friday, December 1, 2006 in Arlington, VA.  CEALs 11-member board has unanimously elected the following officers for the 2006 term:

Chair: Don Redfoot, Senior Policy Advisor, AARPs Public Policy Institute.

Vice Chair: Jane Tilly, Director, Quality Care Advocacy, Alzheimers Association.

Secretary:  Josh Allen, Executive Director, American Assisted Living Nurses Association.

Treasurer: David Kyllo, Executive Director, National Center for Assisted Living.
 
CEAL, a coalition of 11 founding organizations that include AARP, Alzheimers Association, American Assisted Living Nurses Association, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, American Seniors Housing Association, Assisted Living Federation of America, Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living, National Center for Assisted Living, NCB Development Corporation, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Pioneer Network seeks to foster access to high quality care in assisted living.  They accomplish this by bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to bridge and advance research, practice and public policy, promote evidence-based quality practices, and establish a national clearinghouse of information.