ALFA will host its 2010 Federal Advocacy Fly-In, February 1-3, in Washington, DC. Providers’ participation in ALFA’s grassroots lobbying efforts is paramount to senior living’s success on Capitol Hill.
Recognizing that members are the most effective advocates for senior living, ALFA has taken a renewed interest in the engagement of its members in direct congressional grassroots lobbying. ALFA will arm participating members with the facts, figures, and talking points they need to successfully engage congressional representatives. Combined with their own anecdotal evidence about the importance of resident-focused care, members can use ALFA data and findings to speak passionately about a senior care system that by and large works (oversight of assisted living in each state), or about a system that needs repair (the Medicare Part D program and its institutional bias towards skilled nursing facilities). Additionally, ALFA members will likely be voicing opposition to pieces of legislation that could negatively impact senior living providers and the residents they serve, such as the so-called Employee Free Choice Act and the so-called Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act.
Member participation in ALFA’s grassroots lobbying efforts is paramount to senior living’s success on Capitol Hill. Plan to be a part of this important event. Here is a tentative schedule:
Monday, February 1:
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Issues Education and Grassroots Training (Phoenix Park Hotel)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception (The Newseum)
Tuesday, February 2:
9:00 am – 5: 00 pm Advocacy meetings with elected officials (U.S. Capitol and Congressional Office Buildings)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm ALFAPAC Reception (Location TBD)
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner debrief (Location TBD)
Additionally, ALFA has reserved a block of rooms at a rate of $249/night at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC, located just a few blocks from Union Station and the Capitol. Please contact the hotel directly by phone to reserve your room, but notify ALFA as well to plan for your participation. Note that this event is being held in the height of advocacy season in Washington, so rooms will go fast. The deadline to secure the $249/night rate is Monday, January 4, 2010.
Hotel details:
Phoenix Park Hotel
520 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.638.6900 (Indicate that you’re with the Assisted Living Federation of America.)
As securing meetings with elected officials is a lengthy process, please send your RSVP directly to Micah Intermill at 703.562.1188—no later than Monday, December 21, 2009.
The 2010 Federal Advocacy Fly-In is open to employees of ALFA member companies only. For information on how to become an ALFA member, click here.
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