AAHSA's 2009 Annual Report - 6

In 2009, AAHSA worked diligently to fulfill its promises to our members: to inspire, to serve and to advocate. We provided the information and support you need to survive in the current economic and policy environments, while preparing to thrive in the future. Together with your state association, we are creating the future of aging services.

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motivated by the commitment of our members, many of whom have been in their communities for generations, AAHSA significantly broadened its base of support to advance key public policy positions. We generated thousands of contacts with Congress via call-in days, e-mail messages and personal meetings. We also developed strong stakeholder coalitions to include organizations representing service providers, elderly consumers, persons with disabilities and staff. in addition, we reached our members in multiple ways, including:
Education and Training

• Showcased more than 150 member innovations and best practices in our awardwinning magazine, FutureAge, which has a current circulation of 17,000. • Continued to lead the Advancing excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign, producing five Webinars on staff stability, resident satisfaction, restraint reduction and staff training for greater impact, as well as other technical assistance tools to reach nearly 10,000 nursing home staff. • trained over 18,000 member employees in risk management with 99 percent neutral to highly satisfied rating through Aon Quality institute with 10 percent premium credit applicable to the General Liability/ Professional Liability for participating program insureds.
Leadership Development

• Assembled more than 10,000 individuals —a record number—to learn from experts and one another at three, highquality national conferences featuring over 250 educational offerings. • reached thousands of members via nine audio conferences on pertinent topics, providing a cost-effective supplement to traditional programming.

• Convened multiple forums for leaders to learn and share, including chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers, women leaders, trustees and emerging leaders.

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AAHSA's 2009 Annual Report

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