Long term care in the news

The Governor of Kansas Mark Parkinson, was named president and CEO of American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, based out of Washington, D.C. "AHCA is a national non-profit association of long-term care and post-acute care providers, which includes 11,000 member facilities."(Heck, Josh; 2010 Wichita Business Journal) Parkinson will start his new position in January, once his term in office is up. He has 15 years experience with long term care organizations. “This is the perfect job for me,” Parkinson said. “It combines my passion for quality elder care with my public policy experience.”(Wichita Business Journal)