Join Virginia’s long-term care leaders in Norfolk for four days of education, networking, and innovation at the 2026 VHCA-VCAL Convention & Trade Show. The VHCA-VCAL Trade Show is a great venue for meeting with decision makers, purchasing officers, and others who work in Virginia’s nursing centers and assisted living communities. SMART can provide you with detailed information about survey results for nursing centers and regions via statewide and custom comparison reports for a range of metrics and user-specified date ranges. One of our favorite things every year is sharing stories about the residents and patients who receive care in VHCA-VCAL member nursing centers and assisted living communities.
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VHCA-VCAL’s strength, effectiveness, and integrity are significantly enhanced by the diversity of its membership which includes proprietary, non-profit, and government-operated facilities dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.
97% of Virginia’s nursing center beds represented by VHCA-VCAL
190+ hours of continuing education offered annually for LTC professionals
175+ of years of experience in association and long term care leadership
$980K granted in Regirer Nursing Scholarships
Latest update: The VDH Office of Licensure and Certification’s (OLC) weekly data now provides nursing facilities with a broader view of issues entering the state’s oversight system. In addition to complaints and their related allegations, OLC is including two new points of reference: facility reported incidents (FRIs) and Adult Protective…
What’s happening: The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance has posted templates and instructions for the new annual medical malpractice liability data reporting requirement created by Chapter 1015 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly, formerly SB 536, and codified at Code of Virginia § 8.01-581.15:1. As a reminder,…
What’s happening: CMS continues to prepare nursing homes and vendors for the transition of Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) submissions and reporting from the current Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES) to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). Beginning August 17, 2026, all PBJ submissions and reporting activities will transition to…
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