• AAHSA - The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org)
• ACHCA - American
• AHCA - The American Health
Care Association (www.ahca.org)
• AANAC - American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators (www.aanac.org)
• JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (www.jointcommission.org)
•
NADONA - National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (www.nadona.org)
Following are links
found at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website that provide information on survey, certification and enforcement:
•
CMS survey and certification general information
(www.cms.hhs.gov/surveycertificationgeninfo)
• CMS
information on nursing home certification and compliance
(www.cms.hhs.gov/certificationandcomplianc/12_nhs.asp)
• CMS page for nursing home quality initiatives (www.cms.hhs.gov/nursinghomequalityinits)