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Member Benefits
North Carolina Association, Long Term Care Facilities
Offers it’s members the following benefits and discounts:
  • Exclusive Member Services only offered to NCALTCF Members:
o    AuditHead - Each year most organizations overpay utilities by 11 to 15 percent. By auditing telecommunication and utility bills at no upfront costs, AuditHead, LLC is able to develop savings in 98% of the forms audited. Average savings are 22% off telecom costs and 8% off utility costs. AuditHead, LLC splits the savings 50/50, which means if there are no savings there are not costs. For more information visit www.audithead.com.  
o    Employer Services - a valuable tool of staff retention.  You can offer your employees a benefits package that includes $15,000 Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Roadside Assistance, Legal Plan, Chiropractic, Travel and Drug Plans with up to 50% Savings, a 24-Hour Nurse Hotline and More! Call Tom or Marie Husvar at (704) 614-0408.
o    TurnKey Benefits – provides discount health insurance.
 
  • Access to NCALTCF Partners with purchase power savings from:
    • Deltacom, Inc. is a 100 year-old Southeast US based telecommunications services provider.  The flagship product is “Simpli-Business ,” which incorporates local, long-distance, internet, NEC phone systems and Lexmark copiers/printers/faxes/scanners into one point of contact for a simple monthly bill with no initial cash outlay.  Contact Shereef R Juma at 336-553-5683 to get a quote with your Association membership discount.
    • Navigator Group Purchasing – offers discounted pricing on food and supplies. Most members can expect to see a cost savings between 5% and 20% for overall costs for food and supplies. Other valued benefits include free membership, free seminars and educational events, and free marker basket pricing. Contact David Campbell at david.campbell@navigatorgpo.com.
    • Wolf Packaging Industries offers our members quality vending management on beverages and snack machines 
  • NCALTCF Educational Foundation, training products at half price and free publications including:
     
    • Medication Administration Training Manual
       
    • HIPAA Model Compliance Plan Manual
       
    • Adult Care Home Personal Care Staff Training Manual
       
    • "Blue Book" – 3rd Edition, October, 2001, 548 pages, Operations Manual for Adult Care Homes
       
    • "Blue Book" – 3rd Edition, Amendments, November, 2004, 239 pages, Examples of Policies and Forms for Adult Care Homes
       
    • "Green Book" – 1st Edition, October, 2004, NCALTCF Assisted Living Quality Assurance Workbook and Guide to Risk Management
       
    • Team Communications”,  Three (3) Continuing Education credit hours
       
    •  OSHA Compliance - special member pricing on all items
       
    •  Association quarterly newsletter, “The Focus” free to members
       
    •  Association Annual Membership Directory—free to members
       
    •  Association Annual Caring Magazine—free to members

       
  • Continuing Education Training in your District for only $10.00 per credit hour on informative and essential topics relating to Assisted Living. Special Seminars may cost more!  Visit Available CEUs under the Education Foundation for the latest updates on classes available.
     
  • Online Continuing Education is now available! There is an ongoing array of safety compliance and job skill training provided in an online subscription format. As the manager, you will have the ability to assign and track classes for each of your employees. Thirty-six credit hours are ready in three distinct packages. Visit Online Training under the Education Foundation for training demonstrations, package topics and purchase options.
     
  • Setting up a website can be a difficult and time-consuming process. Realizing that many of our members may need assistance with this endeavor, we have asked Encompass Web Systems to develop three different levels of website service packages to fit the needs, budget and personal preferences of our members. Call Encompass at 336-229-6610 to discuss website possibilities for your facility.  If you already have a website and would like to have it added to our search engine, contact Amy Bryson at amy@ncaltcf.com or call the Association office.
     

  • The NCALTCF Annual Convention & Trade Show where members can network, obtain continuing education credits and meet vendors who provide services and support to the Assisted Living Community for only $225.00 for a full pass, $125.00 for a one day pass or $10.00 per credit hour for continuing education credits only. 
     

  • Access to highly qualified and knowledgeable staff for consultation and support regarding rules and monitoring issues.
     

  • Your membership dues help support Association Lobbyists who work to obtain cost–of–living increases, monitor government for law changes and keep officials informed about issues and concerns of the Assisted Living Community.

     
  • A Website delivering access to information to keep you up-to-date on Association activities.
     
  • NCALTCF is proud to offer a state approved Administrator Training Program.

     
  • Professional and General Liability Insurance for members through National Assisted Living Risk Retention Insurance Group.


    Periodical benefits to members include:

    A quarterly newsletter (FOCUS) to keep you and your staff informed and equipped with information on trends, professional development opportunities and meetings of interest to the assisted living industry, along with details on the status of pending legislative initiatives and on the laws and regulations that affect our members.

    Periodic technical, regulatory and legislative affairs advisories, via emails, to help keep you in compliance with an ever increasing web of rules and regulations.  If you are not already on Lou Wilson's Members' Facilities' email distribution list contact her at Lou@ncaltcf.com

    You and your facilities will obtain a complimentary listing in and a copy of the North Carolina Association, Long Term Care Facilities Annual Directory (CARING), which is distributed as a referral resource.

     

    You and your staff will gain access to:

    Continuing Education programs through our statewide Convention, Regional and District level conferences and workshops where we award the state-required Continuing Education Units (CEUs), plus other training venues such as our OSHA in-house training program . . . all designed to keep you and your staff current on topics needed to perform your tasks.

    Technical assistance through direct access to our professional staff headquartered in Raleigh and volunteers state-wide.

    Specialized legal counsel. A call to the Association headquarters will result in prompt reply or direct referral to legal expertise.

    Legislative and regulatory insight from the support and counsel of two registered legislative agents.

    "Best Practices" methodologies to enhance profitability, secure new revenue resources, and avoid fines and penalties.

     

    You and your enterprise will gain:

    Enhanced access to state policy and rule-makers as the association frequently hosts meetings and participates with its members in presentation to members of the General Assembly and other regulatory authorities.

    Access to opportunities and attending strategy sessions.

    Access to discounted resources, such as the North Carolina Association, Long Term Care Facilities' Adult Care Home Personal Care Staff Training Manuals (see above).

    An opportunity to apply for General and Professional Liability insurance through the  National Assisted Living Risk Retention Group (see above).


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