Oregon Health Care Association

10/30/2025

Last week, members of the OHCA team attended Delivering Solutions 2025, AHCA/NCAL's Annual Convention. At the event, OHCA staff were able to connect with members and colleagues from other states. We also were able to celebrate OHCA member Sarah Silva of Arete Living, who was sworn in as the NCAL chair, and Chris Mason of Senior Housing Managers, who was honored with the Jan Thayer Pioneer Award by NCAL. Our team was proud to see two of Oregon's long term care professionals being recognized at the national level. Thanks to AHCA/NCAL for hosting such a great event!

09/09/2025

The 2025 OHCA Annual Convention is two weeks away! Clifton J. Porter II, presidet and CEO of American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living will be joining OHCA's president and CEO, Phil Bentley, for a panel discussion where they will provide updates on local and federal legislative and regulatory topics pertaining to long term care. Click here (https://www.ohca.com/events/annual-convention/) for more information and registration details!

08/20/2025

Today in Eugene, Sherry Hogan, executive director of Sapphire Health Services 's Mackenzie Manor Memory Care, stood up for Oregon’s seniors at a powerful roundtable with Senator Ron Wyden & Senator Jeff Merkley , Congresswoman Val Hoyle , Representative Julie Fahey , and other Lane County leaders.

She brought the voices of long term care providers, residents, and frontline staff to the table—calling for urgent action to protect Medicaid funding and access across the state. Mackenzie Manor is home to 36 Medicaid-supported seniors in Eugene, and their future depends on strong reimbursement.

OHCA is committed to fighting for the care our elders deserve.

08/20/2025

View the details of the Oregon Caregiver Conference hosted by Alzheimer's Association - Oregon & Southwest Washington Chapter!

🧠 Calling all caregivers, professionals & advocates!

Join us for the 27th Annual McGinty Conference on Alzheimer’s, Aging & Brain Health—Oregon & SW Washington’s leading dementia education event.

📅 Tuesday, November 4, 2025
📍 Oregon Convention Center, Portland
🕗 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Hear from top researchers and experts in Alzheimer’s and dementia care, connect with others impacted by memory loss, and explore the latest breakthroughs in brain health.

🎟️ Registration is open >> bit.lymcginty25

08/13/2025

OHCA is proud to support Dream Flights , an organization that is dedicated to honoring military veterans and seniors with the adventure of a lifetime: a flight in a Boeing Stearman biplane. Today, seniors were taking flights from the Aurora Airport.

07/22/2025

Last week, we hosted our annual In-Home Care Conference in Tualatin! In-home care providers from across Oregon came together to hear from industry specialists on best practices, regulatory and legal updates, and much more! Thank you so much to Paradigm Senior Services , Thrive Guides , and Vanda Health for supporting this event and sharing your knowledge with attendees.

Thank you to speakers Anthony Kuchulis, Stacey Spelman and Oregon Department of Human Services colleagues, Tabatha Walker, Kaliah Kern, as well as Libby Batlan and Eugenia Liu from OHCA for presenting at this event. We hope to see everyone again next year!

06/25/2025

As the 2025 Legislative Session approaches sine die, we wanted to express our gratitude for the hard work of OHCA's government relations team this past few months. Libby Batlan, Meredith Coba, and Phil Bentley have put in countless hours at the Capitol advocating for Oregon's seniors and long term care staff. We also wanted to thank all of our members who were so engaged with OHCA's advocacy this session. None of this would have been possible without you!

06/18/2025

Thank you so much to the Oregon Department of Human Services for presenting at and supporting OHCA's annual Elder Abuse Prevention and Awareness Summit!

06/06/2025

Please take a moment to read this article from OHCA provider member, Sarah Silva, president of Areté Living. Oregon's long term care leaders are continuing to urge lawmakers to prioritize funding for long term care to ensure that all seniors have access to care.

I have never been more worried about the future of long term care in Oregon, head of senior and memory care organization writes.

06/05/2025

June 12-18 is National CNA Week! CNAs are a vital part of the long term care landscape, and their work is incredibly important and valuable. Make sure you plan something within your community to recognize the hard work of your CNAs next week! To view more resources provided by AHCA/NCAL to recognize this week, click here: https://view.email.ahca.org/?qs=fb51fd8fd59a8a23dfaae1cdb29d46c6974a4581eb18855341ddf59529b7bd67c6d945ee93b467daabf4092fa0ffa0c576de1e1f5ff01f9abda870014d3092846bcb4a92ba400028f16a04cbbbde08c75313768ec666f9c8

06/04/2025

We’re excited to share that American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has announced the recipients of the 2025 Bronze Award. Among the recipients are fifteen facilities from Oregon. They include:

- Avamere at Hermiston (ALF)
- Avamere at Park Place (ALF)
- Avamere Rehabilitation of Beaverton (SNF)
- The Bridge Assisted Living (ALF)
- Countryside Living Memory Care (ALF)
- Kelly Gardens (ALF)
- Marquis Hope Village Memory Care (ALF)
- Milton Freewater Health and Rehab Center (SNF)
- Pacific Living Center of Prineville (SNF)
- Regency Prineville Rehab and Nursing Center (ALF)
- Rosewood Memory Care (ALF)
- Santiam Gardens Residential Care (ALF)
- Suzanne Elise Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
- Village Manor of Cascadia (SNF)

Congratulations to the 2025 Bronze Award recipients! The full list can be viewed here: https://www.ahcancal.org/Quality/National-Quality-Award-Program/Pages/QualityAwardRecipients.aspx

05/29/2025

One week from today! Don’t miss the 2025 OHCA Food Show. This event is on June 5 at Sysco Portland. From chef demonstrations to a lively trade show lunch to warehouse tours, this is a great learning and networking opportunity for long term care dietary and nutrition professionals.