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Benefits of Membership
Your support of the North Carolina Assisted Living Association (NCALA) and the assisted living industry is very much appreciated. One of our goals is to educate consumers, regulators, legislators, and the general public about assisted living. Read about some of the ways we accomplish this below.
If you have questions about becoming a member, please contact us.
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Specific benefits and services available to you through your NCALA membership include:
- Web site—NCALA members are featured on ncala.org, which receives an average of 2,100 page views per week! Features of our Web site include:
- Online Membership Directory—Inclusion in a listing of all NCALA members on this Web site.
- NCALA News/Communication—Updates, newsletters, and articles of interest relevant to issues specific to North Carolina; regional and state-wide meeting notices; immediate contact with NCALA via e-mail; and legislative updates and contacts.
- NCALA members can post job openings in the Career Center section of ncala.org
- The NCALA Advisor—our Association e-newsletter dealing with issues specific to North Carolina’s assisted living industry. Each issue includes a link to the NCALA member directory of all provider and partner (vendor) members.
- NCALA Regulatory Updates—on our Web site and broadcast to members via e-mail or fax.
- Training Courses/Regional Meetings—provided through our state-wide conferences and regional training events, which are approved through the NC Division of Facility Services for required Continuing Education Credits (CEUs).
- Administrator Certification Program offered several times times each year.
- Reduced rates on all training events and materials.
- Consumer Referrals—referrals to family members seeking an assisted living community and/or seeking industry vendors.
- For Partner Members (vendors), the annual membership fee includes the cost of an exhibitor booth at our annual Fall Conference & Trade Show.
- For Regional Partner Members, in addition to being listed in our quarterly newsletter/member directory and on our Web site, we also refer all members in search of your services.
- Legislative Monitoring and Involvement—Jerry Cooper, NCALA Executive Director, and Evelyn Hawthorne, our Legislative Consultant, both work tirelessly to: educate legislators about industry-specific issues; lobby for adequate reimbursement rates; and address other specific issues as they relate to the assisted living industry in North Carolina.
- National Legislative Monitoring and Involvement—through ALFA to address national issues that affect the assisted living industry nation-wide.
- Operational and Licensure Technical Assistance—available through the NCALA office.
- Member Involvement—opportunities for involvement in committees and leadership at the national and state level.
- See also: Membership Eligibility Requirements
- See also: Membership Application Forms
