Programs

Clinical & Quality

California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) members are committed to providing safe, effective, and evidence based clinical care to our residents and clients. The Clinical & Quality site offers resources related to long-term care clinical and quality improvement practices.
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Developmental Services

The California Association of Health Facilities’ (CAHF) Developmental Services is committed to empowering healthcare professionals who serve individuals with developmental disabilities. We provide leadership, advocacy, and robust educational resources tailored specifically for those working within intermediate care facilities.
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Legal

At CAHF, our legal program serves as a critical resource for post-acute and long term care providers navigating complex state and federal laws. We help members understand the laws and regulations shaping the post-acute and long term care legal landscape and, through CAHF, seek to influence that landscape within all of the relevant judicial, legislative and regulatory arenas.
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CAHF Special Programs

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Regulatory

CAHF actively engages in regulatory advocacy to influence the development and implementation of regulations that will impact our members. Through direct interaction with regulatory agencies, we work to ensure policies are fair, effective, and aligned with the interests of those we represent.
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Legislation

Legislative advocacy is one of the primary benefits of CAHF membership and one of the most important activities in which we engage on behalf of long-term care facilities in the state.
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Reimbursement

CAHF is committed to provide our nursing facility and intermediate care facilities for the development disabled members with the latest information on Medi-Cal, managed care, and Medicare reimbursement issues. Information that may be found in this section includes Managed Care/CalAIM, PDPM, LTC Code Conversion, WQIP Corner, Workforce Standards Program, and WQIP Payment Timelines.
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Physical Plant

CAHF provides guidance to help you navigate regulations, communicate effectively with the Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development (OSHPD), and avoid costly mistakes. We offer resources to stay on schedule, meet compliance, and ensure your facility is safe and functional those you serve.
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Workforce

Provides strategic guidance and expertise to assist the Association in identifying key workforce issues and developing programs to strengthen our ability to recruit, train and stabilize the professional workforce in long term care facilities.
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CAHF PAC

California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) is a trade association representing skilled-nursing facilities and intermediate-care facilities for people with intellectual disabilities. Its members operate 900 skilled nursing facilities and 420 intermediate care facilities.
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CAHF Disaster Preparedness

The CA Association of Health Facilities’ Disaster Preparedness Program (CAHF-DPP) is funded through grants with the CA Department of Public Health, Los Angeles County Health Services, and other grants throughout the state. This website is a free resource library of emergency management tools for long-term care organizations. CAHF-DPP has collected materials and best practices from around the United States for the last ten years, and adapted many tools to fit the needs of LTC providers. If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
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Nurses Council

The California Association of Health Facilities’ (CAHF) Nurses Council promotes the profession of nursing in the long-term care setting and in the health care continuum; represents the nursing profession before governmental agencies and the public; enhances educational programs for all levels of nursing; and seeks to encourage, motivate and retain nursing professionals in the health care setting.
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Nursing Home Leader Academy of Excellence

Step into the CAHF Nursing Home Leader Academy (NHLA) for a transformative journey tailored to elevate your leadership skills, refine process improvement techniques, and foster a peer community dedicated to enhancing your personal and professional growth.
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Dietary Services Project

The Dietary Services Project is a grant-funded program awarded to the California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to improve the safety and quality of dietary services in California’s skilled nursing facilities.
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Music and Memory

Designed to improve the lives of residents in skilled nursing facilities who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders, the CAHF Music & Memory Project provided personalized music to 4,500 skilled nursing residents in 300 participating facilities during a three year period.
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Volunteer Engagement Project

The CAHF Volunteer Engagement Project provided a framework for facilities to engage their communities and create a successful and ongoing volunteer program. Initially, the two and a half year program started an intensive pilot volunteer program in 20 skilled nursing facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the program to pivot to create a hybrid template which incorporated virtual volunteer strategies along with a traditional volunteer program roadmap.
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Request CE’s

CAHF Chapter Training Handbook

(updated October 2024)

NAB CE Request Form and Instructions - Click to Download

(Fill out request form and email all required documentation to Cheyenne Merced)
(updated 10/14/2024)

Domains of Practice - Click to Download

Chapter CE Request Form - BRN Only

(Fill out request form and email all required documentation to Cheyenne Merced)
(updated 09/03/2024)

Continued Education (CE) Request Form for Pre-Approved Classes

(Fill out request form and email to Cheyenne Merced)
(updated 08/13/2024)

Pre-Approved Classes for Chapter Trainings/Meeting

A list of classes pre-approved for CEs (NHAP and BRN only) (updated January 2025)

Long Term Care Career Guide

A guide to working in long-term care

Nursing Home Administrator Link

A full list of license and training applications

QCHF will now offer CEs and documents to accommodate chapter meetings online via web-based/on-demand trainings

You will need to provide the chapter CE request form, completed with the box checked “web-based/on-demand documents requested.” QCHF will provide you with an evaluation and CE certificate that you will be able to email to your attendees. You will be required to provide QCHF with a complete attendee list from the online learning platform. That list must include, at a minimum, the attendee’s name, email address and the length of time that they were logged on to the online learning session

Required Documents to be returned to QCHF:

Evaluation forms completed for each attendee
Tests results for each attendee (must reflect a 70% or better pass rate)
Proof of attendance Report*:  The report (typically generated from your chosen virtual training platform) must be in one document and include the following

The report*/list must contain, but is not limited to the following:

  • Training title
  • Date of training
  • Attendee name
  • Attendee License number (if applicable)
  • Date of birth (if no license number is available)
  • Attendee email address
  • LLog in/out time for each attendee “report” (typically pulled form virtual learning platform) 

Other virtual learning requirements:

  • The courses policies and procedures must address equipment failures and student absences.
  • The course online learning environment must provide safeguards to protect personal information.
  • To qualify for CE credit, each course must include course evaluations and tests results for each attendee.