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1、ReferenceforTeachingⅠ.异域风情1.ProfileoftheAmericanHealthCareAssociationTheAmericanHealthCareAssociation(AHCA)isanon-profitfederationofaffiliatedstatehealthorganizations,togetherrepresentingmorethan10000non-profitandfor-profitassistedliving,nursingfacility,d
2、evelopmentally-disabled,andsubacutecareprovidersthatcareformorethan1.5millionelderlyanddisabledindividualsnationally.AHCArepresentsthelongtermcarecommunitytothenationatlarge—togovernment,businessleaders,andthegeneralpublic.Italsoservesasaforceforchangewithi
3、nthelongtermcarefield,providinginformaton,education,andadministrativetoolsthatenhancequalityateverylevel.AtitsWashington,DCheadquarters,theassociationmaintainslegislative,regulatoryandpublicaffairs,aswellasmemberservicesstaffswhichworkbothinternallyandexter
4、nallytoassisttheinterestsofgovernmentandthegeneralpublic,aswellasmemberproviders.Inthatrespect,AHCArepresentsitsmembershiptoallpublics,andnationalleadershiptoitsmembers.Atitssecondconferenceasanorganization,in1949,AHCAestablishedtenetswhichstillstandtoday,t
5、houghsomewhatexpandedandparticularized:Theobjectofthisassociationshallbe:·toimprovethestandardsofserviceandadministrationofmembernursinghomes.·tosecureandmeritpublicandofficialrecognitionandapprovaloftheworkofnursinghomes.·toadoptandpromoteprogramsofeduca
6、tion,legislation,betterunderstandingandmutualcooperation.Theultimatefocusisonprovidingqualitycaretothenation’sfrail,elderlyanddisabled,whoareservedbythelongtermcareprofessionalswhocompriseAHCA’smembership.Theseprovidersbelievethattheindividualswhomtheyserve
7、areentitledtoasupportiveenvironmentinwhichprofessionalandcompassionatecareisdelivered.ThisbeliefcompelsAHCA,itsaffiliatesandmemberproviderstoadvocateforindividualswho—becauseofsocialneeds,disability,traumaorillness—requireservicesprovidedinalongtermcaresetti
8、ng,whilealsoadvocatingforthecontinuingvitalityoflongtermcareprovidercommunity.AHCAbelievesthisnecessitatestheircommitmenttodevelopingnecessaryandreasonablepublicpolicieswhichbalanceeconomicandr