Long term care facilities associations offer an abundance of business opportunities and positive exposure for your business. In addition to the industry members of the long term care associations, you will have opportunities to meet and get to know other members of the nursing home associations, including business leaders that support the long term care organizations.

Affiliation with nursing facilities organizations provides lobbying and networking opportunities that can be immensely helpful to your own business interests while you support the industry. Membership in an association of residential care homes often means access to information and contacts that can be important to your own company. Regional long-term care facilities associations offer even more chances to network with local business leaders in your community. Approach your membership in an assisted living facilities organization from a variety of perspectives.

1. Expand your network through long-term care associations

2. Support the industry by participating in nursing home associations

3. Stay informed with nursing homes association publications

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Develop business contacts in an association of residential care homes

Long term care facilities organizations hold regular meetings, seminars and conventions for members and interested parties. At association of nursing homes events, as well as through various committees in which you can participate, you will have numerous occasions to socialize and network with other business people who support and work within the industry. The business leaders you meet could offer a number of trade opportunities for you and your company.

I recommend: The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is a non-profit assisted living facilities organization that has more than 5,200 members and also advocates for services for the elderly. The American Association of Service Coordinators is a large member organization that advocates for housing issues in a variety of areas including nursing homes organizations.

Demonstrate your interest by joining long term care facilities associations

If you want to do business with long term care facilities professionals, you will want to show your support while building relationships with national and local leaders in the industry. You often can do this best by participating in long term care associations with both your presence and your financial support.

I recommend: The Assisted Living Foundation is dedicated to serving the professional assisted living community and advocates for the issues that concern the industry. The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care is an advocacy group for long term care associations.

Keep your company in the loop with assisted living facilities organization publications

While you may not have time to participate in a trade group or volunteer on a committee, you can take advantage of membership in nursing home associations through the myriad publications they put out. By keeping up with the reports and news in the industry, you can pick and choose which events will be most beneficial for you to attend while keeping updated on changes or news that affects long term care associations industry-wide.

I recommend: Through the American Health Care Association you can become involved in a variety of committees or keep up with the many resources the group provides for professionals and the general public. You can find a variety of online resources through the Environmental Design Research Association that affect the long term care industry while participating in the group’s programs as well.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Join a committee in a nursing homes association to develop closer relationships with others who could provide sources of business for your company.