A week to remember. (In Brief).May 12-18, 2002, marks the 35th annual National Nursing Home Week. The American Health Care Association The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for (AHCA AHCA Agency for Health Care AdministrationAHCA American Health Care Association AHCA American Hockey Coaches Association AHCA American Highland Cattle Association AHCA Australian Health Care Agreement AHCA Austin Healey Club of America ) founded this week honoring nursing homes, their residents, and caregivers in 1967. In keeping with this year's theme-- "Celebrating the Seasons of Life"--AHCA suggests that nursing homes sponsor seasonal activities designed to foster intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all relationships, strengthen relationships with family members, and recognize staff members and volunteers. For a planning guide, write to: National Nursing Home Week, AHCA, 1201 L Street, NW, Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. D.C. 20005. |
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