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American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging Joins the National Healthcare Career Network as Founding Partner.


Aging Services Organization Joins Other Healthcare Associations to Address National Crisis in Healthcare Staffing

WASHINGTON -- In light of the critical shortage of healthcare workers, the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
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  • American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
 of Homes and Services for the Aging has joined the National Healthcare Career Network, which links the job boards of more than 85 other healthcare associations.

The goal of the Network is to give healthcare recruiters easy access to high quality job candidates from healthcare associations. AAHSA's 5,800 member organizations specialize in aging services from adult day services and home health to assisted living as·sist·ed living
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A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication.
 residences and nursing homes.

"AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality that people can trust," said Dr. Larry Minnix, AAHSA AAHSA American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (formerly American Association of Homes for the Aging, AAHA)  president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Joining the National Healthcare Career Network contributes to making sure our field has the talent to maintain that future. This is one of the most critical issues facing long-term care long-term care (LTC),
n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders.
 today."

AAHSA joins two other founding partners: the American Hospital Association American Hospital Association (AHA),
n.pr a nonprofit national organization of individuals, institutions, and organizations engaged in direct patient care. The association works to promote the improvement of health care services.
 and ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives
ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems)
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 & The Center for Association Leadership as well as well-known network members such as the American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians, physicians trained to deal with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children.  and the American Public Health Administration. Healthcare recruiters can access qualified job seekers from all associations in the Network, giving them faster access to the best candidates through one job board.

"We welcome the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging to the Network," said John H. Graham John Hugh Graham (April 1, 1835 - July 11, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Belfast, Ireland, GrahamImmigrated in 1836 to the United States with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn.
 IV, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , president and CEO of ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership. "The Network will promote associations as the primary resource for finding the talent to care for aging Baby Boomers in the coming decades."

"Professional workers in the aging services field are active members of their professional associations," Minnix said. "As a member of the Network, we have linked forces with other like-minded associations that seek to make it easier to fill healthcare positions with qualified candidates."

The National Healthcare Career Network is powered by the NHCN's Managing Partner, Boxwood boxwood

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. The system links healthcare trade and professional association job boards into a single recruitment resource for recruiters, seeking qualified healthcare professionals and those workers looking for Looking for

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 career opportunities in the field. A single job posting can now reach over 85 association career centers, which expands the search into multiple talent pool communities.

Boxwood Chairman and CEO, John Bell said the critical staffing shortage in the healthcare industry prompted the idea to bring healthcare association job boards together. Boxwood is the Managing Partner for other career networks, including: Engineering and Science Career Network, Diversity Talent Network and Marketing Career Network.

"As the US population ages, the need for aging services employees will grow," Bell said. "Membership in the National Healthcare Career Network gives AAHSA recruiters the opportunity to find top candidates through the network's growing list of network partners."

For a complete list of associations and trade organizations that have joined the NHCN NHCN Norway House Cree Nation (Norway House, Manitoba, Canada) , visit www.nationalhealthcarecareernetwork.com.

About the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our 5,800 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care continuing care

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 retirement communities and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.

About ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership

ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership are two organizations linked together by a common belief and passion. The American Society of Association Executives The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is a non-profit professional organization for executive directors and executive vice presidents of professional societies both in the United States and abroad.  is a membership organization of more than 24,000 association executives and industry partners representing more than 11,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 50 countries around the world. The Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association profession. Together, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership provide resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association community. For more information about ASAE & The Center, please visit www.asaecenter.org.

About Boxwood

Association online career center leader Boxwood, in partnership with the American Hospital Association and ASAE and the center for association leadership, is inviting all healthcare associations to join The National Healthcare Career Network (NHCN). The NHCN is a comprehensive healthcare career portal that promotes associations as a collective force to combat healthcare workforce shortages.

About the National Healthcare Career Network

The National Healthcare Career Network (NHCN) brings together healthcare audiences across the healthcare spectrum and connects them through a single network. The NHCN aligns healthcare associations - asking each one to become involved - owning and participating together to create a network of linked professional healthcare membership organizations to provide job placement, career development and advancement opportunities to healthcare professionals. The NHCN was formed as an initiative to promote healthcare associations as the preferred resource for finding healthcare talent.
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