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Business View Magazine
Louisiana Nursing Home Association
Leader in nursing facility advocacy rated ‘5-star’ by members
When the Louisiana Nursing Home Association was
founded in 1957, the nursing home profession was in its
infancy. The original LNHA was comprised of owners of
small nursing facilities, often located in large, old houses
caring for a dozen or so people. At the time, many states
didn’t have regulations governing nursing homes – even
for essential issues such as fire safety. So the founders
came together as a collective body to share their con-
cerns and determine how to approach the common is-
sues that faced them.
LNHA Executive Director Joe Donchess says: “Interest-
ingly, that’s still what we’re doing today – uniting in a pro-
fessional way to make things better. Obviously, the regu-
lations are tighter now and laws are much more detailed
and specific. But our overall mission of providing lead-
ership in long-term care policy and advocacy has stayed
the same. As technology evolves, we are looking to do
more for our members; sourcing modern innovations to
help them run their facilities, and offering valuable ad-
ditional services.”
Today, the Louisiana Nursing Home Association is a non-
profit organization representing more than 270 non-prof-
