We want to hear about the special people in your center and the moments that show what life in LTC is really about. Seven exceptional LTC professionals and volunteers stood out for their leadership, compassion and commitment to the people they serve and were honored with 2026 awards. Roy LeNeave is leading this 1.5 day training to help you ensure your center is compliant with federal, state, and local life safety and building codes. 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.
Faces & StoriesFaces & Stories
2026 Recognition Award Recipients2026 Recognition Award Recipients
Life Safety – Be Prepared, Be CompliantLife Safety – Be Prepared, Be Compliant
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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
New data: The VDH Office of Licensure and Certification (VDH OLC) has shared two complaint trend memos covering the past month. The first memo combines data for September 25–October 1 and October 9–15. The second is OLC’s weekly industry debrief for October 16–22. We encourage you to review both memos…
What’s happening: The VDH Division of Certificate of Public Need is conducting a statewide Nursing Home Patient-Origin Survey because changes in nursing home utilization have created a need to update the patient-origin information used to calculate nursing home use rates and assess the need for nursing home beds in each…
What’s happening: Changes to Virginia’s nursing facility licensure requirements take effect November 4, 2026. The changes affect several areas of nursing facility operations and compliance including automated external defibrillators (AEDs), liability insurance requirements associated with a change of ownership, resident assessments, and notification when required physician visits do not occur….
