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2012 Conference for Department Heads

It's time for nursing home department managers to register for THCA's 23rd annual Conference for Department Heads set for Feb. 23-24 in Murfreesboro. Here are some key links:

Learn more about the conference
Conference registration form
Submission form for Great Ideas Poster Session
Hotel reservations

Calling all trade show exhibitors

Would your company like to be a trade show exhibitor during THCA/TNCAL's 2012 convention? Click here for an exhibitor prospectus and here for an exhibitor contract.

Call for presentations at convention

Do you have expertise in the long-term care field? The association is seeking education presentation proposals for the 2012 THCA/TNCAL Convention & Trade Show. Click here for the submission form and here for the learner objectives form.

Nursing home occupancy survey

THCA is surveying all Tennessee nursing homes to determine occupancy rates for Jan. 1, 2012. Click here to access the survey.

Lipscomb University scholarship partnership

THCA’s Tennessee Health Care Education Foundation (THCEF) has a new partnership with the School of TransformAging at Lipscomb University in Nashville to award a one-year partial scholarship to an association member for Lipscomb’s new master’s of professional studies in aging services leadership degree. THCA members click here for more information.

New RN test preparation program

THCA has partnered with the American Health Care Association to offer special pricing on an online Gerontological Certification Exam preparation program through the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Click here for more details on the program and how to enroll.

Guide to Long-term Care in Tennessee

What kind of care is right for my loved one? What questions should I ask? Who's going to pay for it? THCA/TNCAL's comprehensive guide to the long-term care industry in Tennessee has all the answers.

For THCA members: The reports are in

THCA has concluded its review of facility surveys completed Nov. 16, 2011-Dec. 15, 2011.

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The voice for long-term care in Tennessee

The Tennessee Health Care Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping maintain the high standards of licensed long-term care facilities in the Volunteer State. THCA members include roughly 250 long-term care facilities across Tennessee with a combined total of approximately 28,000 patients.

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