Thank you to all the Delegates who represented California in the House of Delegates at PALTC25! CALTCM proudly welcomes the CA Futures to CALTCM. We hope you enjoy a few photos from PALTC25 events in Charlotte, March 12-15, 2025.

I am deeply honored to accept the presidency of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine for the next two years as we celebrate 50 years of leadership in advocating for high-quality care across California. 

Our commitment to improving patient outcomes, supporting professional development, and shaping public policy has made a lasting impact on countless lives. 

Looking ahead, we will continue to advance post-acute and long-term care medicine, championing policies that benefit our patients and facilities, while fostering innovation and collaboration. 

I am grateful for the dedication of our members and partners, and I look forward to building on the incredible legacy of this exceptional organization.

Ashkan

It’s an exciting time as we kick-off CALTCM’s 50th Annual Meeting, the 2024 CALTCM Summit for Excellence, with a new slate of officers to the positions within the CALTCM board.

As immediate Past President, I look back over the last 2 years with great pride in our accomplishments. We can celebrate that our collective voice in PALTC is being heard. The Policy & Professional Service Committee's has magnified our voice with their steady interactions with CDPH. The initiation of a Behavioral Health Task Force is magnifying our efforts to improving the quality of care in our communities. CALTCM continues to longitudinally grow both financially (over $800,000 in grants), with its professional status and respect by other organizations, and with a growing membership. CALTCM is a great example of how interdisciplinary teams can work together with common interests and goals while simultaneously improving the quality of care in PALTC.

With sincere respect and gratitude to each and every member who assists with the care of older adults everyday, and your support to CALTCM as volunteer teammates, we can achieve an infinite number of goals with quality and pride.

It is not good-bye for me, it's see you later!

Janice

As required by California Legislation HSC §1261.4 all nursing home medical directors in California must be certified by the American Board of Post-Acute and Long Term Care Medicine (ABPLM). HSC §1261.4 (previously AB 749) will help ensure that every medical director in California is prepared to provide effective oversight of quality and safety in their nursing homes.

What Does it Take?

The road to becoming a Certified Medical Director starts with education. 

• CALTCM’s Leadership and Management in Geriatrics (LMG) course will help you fulfill the requirement to obtain certified medical director management hours in addition to needed CME hours.

• The Online Core Curriculum is the first part of the Core Curriculum, covering 22 critical areas impacting PALTC leadership and management.

• The Core Synthesis is composed of dynamic lectures, spirited role plays, case-based discussion, and small group breakouts.

Check out Core Curriculum at: https://apex.paltc.org/page/core-curriculum-on-medical-direction