Oregon Health Care Association

22/07/2025

Last week, we hosted our annual In-Home Care Conference in Tualatin! In-home care providers from across Oregon came together to hear from industry specialists on best practices, regulatory and legal updates, and much more! Thank you so much to Paradigm Senior Services , Thrive Guides , and Vanda Health for supporting this event and sharing your knowledge with attendees.

Thank you to speakers Anthony Kuchulis, Stacey Spelman and Oregon Department of Human Services colleagues, Tabatha Walker, Kaliah Kern, as well as Libby Batlan and Eugenia Liu from OHCA for presenting at this event. We hope to see everyone again next year!

25/06/2025

As the 2025 Legislative Session approaches sine die, we wanted to express our gratitude for the hard work of OHCA's government relations team this past few months. Libby Batlan, Meredith Coba, and Phil Bentley have put in countless hours at the Capitol advocating for Oregon's seniors and long term care staff. We also wanted to thank all of our members who were so engaged with OHCA's advocacy this session. None of this would have been possible without you!

18/06/2025

Thank you so much to the Oregon Department of Human Services for presenting at and supporting OHCA's annual Elder Abuse Prevention and Awareness Summit!

06/06/2025

Please take a moment to read this article from OHCA provider member, Sarah Silva, president of Areté Living. Oregon's long term care leaders are continuing to urge lawmakers to prioritize funding for long term care to ensure that all seniors have access to care.

I have never been more worried about the future of long term care in Oregon, head of senior and memory care organization writes.

05/06/2025

June 12-18 is National CNA Week! CNAs are a vital part of the long term care landscape, and their work is incredibly important and valuable. Make sure you plan something within your community to recognize the hard work of your CNAs next week! To view more resources provided by AHCA/NCAL to recognize this week, click here: https://view.email.ahca.org/?qs=fb51fd8fd59a8a23dfaae1cdb29d46c6974a4581eb18855341ddf59529b7bd67c6d945ee93b467daabf4092fa0ffa0c576de1e1f5ff01f9abda870014d3092846bcb4a92ba400028f16a04cbbbde08c75313768ec666f9c8

04/06/2025

We’re excited to share that American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has announced the recipients of the 2025 Bronze Award. Among the recipients are fifteen facilities from Oregon. They include:

- Avamere at Hermiston (ALF)
- Avamere at Park Place (ALF)
- Avamere Rehabilitation of Beaverton (SNF)
- The Bridge Assisted Living (ALF)
- Countryside Living Memory Care (ALF)
- Kelly Gardens (ALF)
- Marquis Hope Village Memory Care (ALF)
- Milton Freewater Health and Rehab Center (SNF)
- Pacific Living Center of Prineville (SNF)
- Regency Prineville Rehab and Nursing Center (ALF)
- Rosewood Memory Care (ALF)
- Santiam Gardens Residential Care (ALF)
- Suzanne Elise Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
- Village Manor of Cascadia (SNF)

Congratulations to the 2025 Bronze Award recipients! The full list can be viewed here: https://www.ahcancal.org/Quality/National-Quality-Award-Program/Pages/QualityAwardRecipients.aspx

29/05/2025

One week from today! Don’t miss the 2025 OHCA Food Show. This event is on June 5 at Sysco Portland. From chef demonstrations to a lively trade show lunch to warehouse tours, this is a great learning and networking opportunity for long term care dietary and nutrition professionals.

28/05/2025

Join us online on June 12 for the annual Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention Summit to honor and bring into focus World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Thanks to the support from the Oregon Department of Human Services, this event is complimentary to attend! View the full details of this event and register here: https://ohca.users.membersuite.com/events/cb3192d0-0078-cd3c-3b4e-0b478a96c948/details

27/05/2025

Last week, the New York Times published an article highlighting increasing concerns pertaining to the long term care sector as more and more Baby Boomers reach the age where they will need a higher level of care.

From rising care costs, a shrinking workforce, and a rapidly aging population, the long term care industry requires the immediate attention of our lawmakers, both locally and at the federal level.

Read the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/business/retirement-long-term-care.html?

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now?

15/05/2025

Yesterday, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released the June 2025 Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast (https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/305665).

Notably, the report highlights a state and nationwide demographic shift as the number of older adults in Oregon now outnumber children. This report brings into focus Oregon's rapidly aging population and worrisome workforce shortage, an issue that OHCA and other long term care stakeholders have been urging lawmakers to not ignore. View OHCA's full press release here for more details: https://www.ohca.com/oregon-health-care-association-statement-on-june-2025-economic-and-revenue-forecast/

May 14, 2025 Economic Forecast Reveals Looming Crisis for Aging Oregonians Oregon’s Aging Population is Increasing While Resources for Care Hang in the Balance and Workforce Supply Wanes Today, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released the June 2025 Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast. This...

06/05/2025

Happy National Nurse's Week! Thank you to all of the nurses working within long term care communities across the state. Your work is invaluable and incredibly appreciated. OHCA offers a variety of education for nurses and FREE nurse workforce programming including a new nurse residency and financial incentives. Please contact mdakin@ohca.com for details.

02/05/2025

Each Friday during legislative session, OHCA sends out a Legislative Alert to all members. Make sure that you are staying up to date on all of the important legislative updates impacting the sector by reviewing these emails.

You can view past legislative alerts here: https://www.ohca.com/news-2/news-alerts/.

If you are a member and are not receiving these emails, please contact mwalter@ohca.com.