WHY AND HOW TO JOIN Facility Membership Benefits Why Join NJAHSA Assisted Living Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Nursing Homes Senior Housing Facility Dues Membership Application Business Associate Membership Benefits Why Join NJAHSA Membership Application

Enhancing quality of life service and support for New Jersey senior citizens has been NJAHSA's mission since 1931. In fact, NJAHSA is the only association in New Jersey that represents the entire continuum of non-profit and public long-term care and senior housing settings. Our more than 135 members serve an estimated 25,000 senior citizens from New Jersey annually. Nursing homes are of particular importance to NJAHSA because of their invaluable ability to promote dignity, preserve self-respect, and provide the highest quality physical, spiritual and emotional care possible to the most-frail senior citizens of our state.

NJAHSA's recent efforts in the nursing home industry have included:

• Analysis, monitoring, and advocacy pertaining to legislation and regulations such as the defeat of the Medicaid Budget cut proposals, the development of an equitable Provider/Bed Tax program, and securing amendments to the regulatory proposals governing the Patient Safety and Nurse Staffing Acts
• Implementing on-going Roundtable Discussion Meetings for Human Resource Directors and Chief Financial Officers

NJAHSA is your facility's direct link to:

• Up-to-date information on long-term care issues that impact your facility
• Outstanding professional education, certification, and career enhancement
• Best practices in clinical care and in recruiting, training, and retaining staff
• Technical assistance and advocacy, provided by NJAHSA's highly professional and experienced staff, on legislative, operational, and regulatory issues and concerns
• Cost saving products and services through a first-class group purchasing program that will decrease your expenses and enhance your facility's operations
• Emergency preparedness training and information at no cost to the facility member
• A wealth of networking opportunities on the national, state, and local levels that will enable you to share ideas and do your job that much better
• The Quality First initiative for earning public trust in aging services

SO BE HEARD, BE EMPOWERED, AND BE INFORMED!
BECOME A NJAHSA NURSING HOME MEMBER TODAY!

NJAHSA is the state affiliate of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). Facilities that join NJAHSA automatically become members of AAHSA and directly benefit from their programs and services as well. For more information on NJAHSA membership and specific NJAHSA/AAHSA programs, services, and benefits, contact Fred Brand, Vice President for Member Services and Development, at 609-452-1161 or fbrand@njahsa.org.