American Health Care Association

AHCA/NCAL

Founded	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Legal status	trade association
Headquarters	1201 L Street NW
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Membership	14,000 facilities
Official language	English
CEO/President	Mark Parkinson
Website	www.ahcancal.org

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations that represents more than 14,000 non-profit and for-profit nursing homes, assisted living communities,^[1] and facilities for individuals with disabilities. The organization's president and CEO is Mark Parkinson, a former governor of Kansas. The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) is a part of the AHCA.

AHCA was founded in 1949 and is based in Washington, D.C. AHCA/NCAL works with Congress and the federal government to advocate for long-term care services. Membership is open to small and large health care facilities. Employees of member facilities or companies, such as administrators, directors of nursing, certified nursing assistants, and corporate staff, have access to the association’s educational and networking opportunities.