The American College Of Health Care Administrators (achca)

Name

The American College Of Health Care Administrators (achca)

Legal name

American College of Health Care Administrators

Website

https://achca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ACHCA generates revenue through annual membership dues from over 2,000 administrators and aging services professionals across the United States.
2. Fellowship Application Fees: The Advancement to Fellow application fee is $275.00 (non-refundable). Fellow Emeritus lifetime award has a $100 fee. These represent one-time professional certification fees.
3. Webinar Fees: Non-member webinar pricing ranges from $95 to $125 per session. Members receive complimentary access to webinars as a membership benefit.
4. National Convention and Events: ACHCA hosts an annual national convention and multiple district-chapter events throughout the year, generating revenue through registration fees and sponsorships.
5. Jewel Partnership Program: The ACHCA Jewel Program offers tiered partnership levels (Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald) for industry companies, providing sponsorship and marketing opportunities in exchange for partnership fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ACHCA is a nonprofit professional membership association for long-term care and post-acute care administrators. Its core offering is membership services bundled with the FACHCA Fellow professional credential, an Administrator-in-Training (AIT) residency program, a peer mentorship program, continuing education delivered through webinars and an annual convention, and advocacy on regulatory and policy matters. Members also gain access to scholarships, affinity partner discounts, and a national network of 12 districts and 18+ state chapters.

Product overview

The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is a professional membership organization that serves as the catalyst for excellence in aging services leadership. The organization is not a unified software product but rather offers a portfolio of membership services including professional credentialing (FACHCA Fellowship), the Administrator in Training (AIT) residency program, mentoring programs, continuing education through conventions and webinars, scholarships and grants, awards programs (Eli Pick Facility Leadership and Hall of Fame), and chapter-based networking across 12 districts nationwide. The offerings are delivered through a member management platform powered by MemberClicks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACHCA Membership Professional membership providing access to networking, continuing education, NAB CE Registry tracking, mentorship, advocacy, discounts via affinity partners, and the member directory. Available to licensed nursing home administrators and aging services professionals across the United States.
• ACHCA Fellowship (FACHCA) Distinguished professional credential recognizing distinguished contributions to long-term care administration through education, publications, teaching, leadership, and community involvement. Requires a $275 non-refundable application fee and two years of voting ACHCA membership; Fellows earn an average of $23,808 more annually than non-Fellow administrators.
• ACHCA Mentoring Program Peer mentorship program matching experienced long-term care administrators with emerging professionals and Administrator-in-Training candidates. Available to ACHCA members seeking leadership development and career guidance.
• Administrator-in-Training (AIT) Residency Program Residency program for individuals pursuing licensure as nursing home administrators, with state-specific licensure support and access to the AIT Program Manual. Designed for students and emerging professionals seeking to meet state administrator-in-training requirements.
• ACHCA Webinars and Continuing Education Scheduled webinar programming covering regulatory compliance, risk assessments, HIPAA, PDPM, and leadership topics. NAB CE credits are issued; non-members pay $95–$125 per session while members receive complimentary access.
• ACHCA Annual National Convention Annual national convention and Convocation providing in-person education, networking, and Fellow recognition for ACHCA members. Industry sponsors and exhibitors participate through the Jewel Partnership Program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fellows of ACHCA earn an average of $23,808 more per year than their administrator peers without the FACHCA designation.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Budget Rent A CarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBudget Rent A Car is an affinity program partner offering ACHCA members discounted car rental rates. Members can access savings of up to 35% off Budget PAY NOW rates through the partnership.
• Call A Doctor PlusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCall A Doctor Plus provides virtual healthcare services and telehealth programs exclusively for ACHCA administrators and their staff. The partnership offers $0 copay virtual healthcare services and VirtuMEC medical plan alternatives with special member pricing.
• Jewel Program Partners (Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald levels)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe ACHCA Jewel Program is a tiered partnership initiative with Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby, and Emerald levels providing enhanced brand exposure, networking opportunities, and exclusive sponsorships at ACHCA events for industry-leading companies serving healthcare administrators.
• Pathway HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPathway Health is a partner providing education, consulting, and interim talent services to ACHCA members. They offer products through the LTC Events (Partners) calendar category and serve skilled nursing, senior living, and home and community-based services markets.
• Celtic ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCeltic Consulting is an affinity partner specializing in post-acute care operations, clinical reimbursement, quality improvement, and compliance solutions. They provide thought leadership and industry updates to the ACHCA community.
• Compliancy GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompliancy Group provides HIPAA compliance solutions and services to ACHCA members, supporting healthcare compliance needs for nursing home administrators.
• CADRPlus (Call A Doctor Plus)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCADRPlus offers employee benefits programs including $0 copay virtual healthcare and VirtuMEC medical plan alternatives specifically designed for long-term care facilities and their staff.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA): NADSA represents adult day service providers and administrators. It addresses a narrower, community-based segment of the long-term care continuum and overlaps with ACHCA on aging-services leadership content.
• AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: AMDA represents medical directors, physicians, and advanced practice clinicians in post-acute and long-term care. It serves the clinical rather than administrative side of the same facilities, making it a partial-overlap peer for joint programming and sponsorship.
• Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA): HCAA represents administrators of TPAs and health insurance-related entities. It shares the professional-administrator model with ACHCA but focuses on payer-side rather than provider-side healthcare administration.

Direct peers

• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE): ACHE is the premier professional society for healthcare executives across all care settings. While broader than ACHCA, it competes for healthcare administrator members and offers its own Fellow (FACHE) credential that overlaps with FACHCA in audience and signal.
• Argentum: Argentum is the national association for senior living companies and the executives who run them. It overlaps with ACHCA's assisted living and senior living segment and competes for member attention and event sponsorship.
• LeadingAge: LeadingAge represents nonprofit aging-services providers including nursing homes, assisted living, and senior housing. It serves a parallel administrator membership base with overlapping education, certification, and advocacy offerings.
• American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA): ASHA represents owners, operators, and executives of seniors housing communities. It serves an adjacent subset of ACHCA's senior living administrator audience with leadership-level education and advocacy.
• AHCA/NCAL: American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living is the largest U.S. trade association for skilled nursing and assisted living providers. It directly overlaps ACHCA's long-term care administrator audience and competes for advocacy, education, and event spend.

Others

• National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB): NAB is the national credentialing body that develops the licensure exams and CE framework for nursing home administrators. It is a regulatory counterpart to ACHCA rather than a competitor, and powers the NAB CE Registry ACHCA uses.

Regional players

• National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH): NASVH represents state-operated veterans nursing homes and their administrators. It serves a specialized, public-sector subset of ACHCA's long-term care administrator audience and is a relevant partner for federal policy work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/The-American-College-of-Health-Care-Administrators/326597784597
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/achca
• Instagraminstagram.com/achca_national

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

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