Long Term Care Advocates Recognized at AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing

The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently recognized the 2017 Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Award recipients at its annual Congressional Briefing event. Two advocates for the long term and post-acute care profession were recognized for their commitment to care for seniors and individuals with disabilities:

• Dirk Anjewierden, Executive Director, Utah Health Care Association
• Greg J. Elliot, Vice President, American Medical Facilities Management (AMFM)

AHCA/NCAL gives this award to association members who have worked directly to educate members of Congress about the needs of long term and post-acute care patients and to advance quality care. The award recognizes caregivers who possess the same compassion for – and commitment to – the country’s elderly and individuals with disabilities that exemplified the work of former president and CEO of Illinois-based Heritage Enterprises, Joe Warner.