Membership Benifits

Quality Member Benefits Include:

• Legislative Representation and Regulatory Interpretations
• Strategic Communications
• Networking Opportunities With Colleagues
• Professional Development and Specialized Training Programs
• Membership Discounts 
• Spring and Fall Convention
• Annual Legislative Reception
• Access To Expert Resources
• AHCA/NCAL National Voice and Membership Services
• Strength in Numbers as an Effective Coalition
• Individualized Personal Attention

JOIN CHCA TODAY AND BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF COLORADO'S LONG TERM CARE VOICE

CHCA has the quality resources to help you meet the challenges of managing your nursing home or assisted living facility, as well as providing the opportunity to share your valuable products and services with the long term care community.

• Legislative and Regulatory Representation
  CHCA represents you in Denver.One of your most important needs and one of our greatest strengths is effective and credible representation before the legislative and regulatory bodies in Denver.

  Administrators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities face increasing pressure from government over-regulation, changes in reimbursement and rising costs.The CHCA leadership and expert staff and consultants are dedicated to assisting you.

  
  
• Access To Expert Resources
  

  CHCA offers you expertise in a number of vital areas including labor issues, communications management and media relations, assisted living, reimbursement, accounting, legal counsel, recruitment, rulemaking, and much more.

  
  
• CHCA Member Services
  

  When you join CHCA, you become a member of the American Health Care Association and/or the National Center for Assisted Living, our national voice for long term care in Washington, D.C., and you are entitled to additional valuable member services.

  
  
• Strategic Communication
  

  The CHCA Commentator, the Association's newsletter, is your monthly monitor on long term care news.Bi-weekly mailings keep you informed of late-breaking news and issues, and the CHCA Resource Directory is your comprehensive guide to the long term care community in Colorado.CHCA also maintains this website.

  
  
• Professional Development
  

  CHCA provides practical and timely education for continuing education credit. Throughout the year, around the state, the Association offers quality seminars and workshops tailored to your specific needs.CHCA offers a spring convention geared to meet the needs of owners, management companies, administrators and DONs and a major fall convention with the largest LTC trade show in the Rocky Mountains open to all long term care professionals.Both conventions feature nationally recignized presenters and discounted registration fees.CHCA also hosts a popular Legislative Reception each year.

  
  
• Group Workers Compensation Plan.
  
  

  The Colorado Health Care Association, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services and RTW are proud to be the endorsed Workers’ Compensation solution for all CHCA members and can offer you a cost-effective workers’ compensation alternative!

  
  

  We offer members:

  
  

• Customized Loss Prevention
• Access to RTW SelectRite Pre-hire screening
• High-risk claims identified within 48 hours
• Identification of the 15% of claims that generate 80% of cost
• Average claim cost 57% lower than industry 
• Claim closure average is 80% faster than industry
• Reduced length of disability and improved facility staffing

• For more information, contact:

  
  

  Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services
  Jeff Kassal
  6399 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 200
  Greenwood Village, CO  80111
  (303)889-2530

  
  

  RTW
  Michael J. Testa, MPH, DAAS
  Loss Prevention Consultant
  RTW Western Region
  Tel:      303-796-6925 (direct)
  Tel:      800-203-2610 ext 125
  Fax:     303-846-1988
  Email:  Mike.Testa@rtwi.com