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AHF Member Randall J. Sparrow – IFMA Silver Plate Award Recipient
- March 22 2023
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AHF would like to congratulate AHF past-president, Randall J. Sparrow, Director, Food & Environmental Services, ProHealth Care on winning the prestigious 2023 Silver Plate Award…
A Remembrance of Kevin Vigeant of Lakeside Manufacturing
- May 08 2023
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AHF was saddened to learn last week that Kevin Vigeant, Executive Vice President of Lakeside Manufacturing Foodservice, passed away on April 27, 2023 unexpectedly. One…
Feeling the Stress of Staffing? Have you Checked your Labor per Patient/Resident Day Trends?
- April 28 2023
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Feeling the Stress of Staffing? Have you Checked your Labor per Patient/Resident Day Trends? Labor per patient, or resident, day is a metric used in…
Events
AHF 2023 Annual Conference
- Monday, August 7 - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Registration is open! Find out more information and register here. We can't wait to see you in Orlando!
AHF 2024 Annual Conference
- Friday, August 23 - Monday, August 26, 2024
Discussions
RE: Expiration date of small packets
- May 31 2023
- Nancy Hays
we put all condiments into ziploc baggies and date them w/ expiration dates. the baggies then go into small plastic bins or tubs in the…
Emergency Backup Power for Hospital Kitchens
- May 30 2023
- Ron Senior
Is anyone aware of a statute or regulation requiring hospital kitchens in CA to be on emergency backup power for cooking and holding equipment? We…
Department training processes
- May 29 2023
- Morgan Stein
Hello, Would anyone be willing to share their department onboarding and training processes? Looking specifically for competency training for each role. Most of our training…


Upcoming Events
October Festival 2020 By AHF
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Events for New Year 2020
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Operator Resources & Tools
AHF provides a wealth of documents, publications and resources designed to help operator members effectively run their facilities and resident communities. Join as a member to gain access to our expansive library of resources:
- Resources for facilities under threat from a contractor, transitioning to self-op status, or needing to prove value
- Resources for operators looking for financial best practice and presentation/tracking templates
- AHF’s Regulatory Resource Center
- Resources for operators looking to improve operational efficiency (includes reporting templates)


AHF Benchmarking Express
AHF’s Benchmarking Express™ is a robust online program offering streamlined reporting, performance indicators, reports, statistics, and trend graphs that drive success. The program is free to AHF’s self-operated acute care and senior dining members. It is a sophisticated system where members can enter monthly data points and analyze their operation across 30+ Key Performance Indicators (KPI). It goes beyond a simple annual dashboard of industry metrics, giving your operation data a home while providing real-time benchmarking functionalities.
Directories, Discussions, Recipes & More
Tap into the power of hundreds of operators from across the country through AHF’s programs, resources, documents, tools, and more.
- Business Partner Directory – Find products, services, and supplier contact details without endless google searches!
- Document Library – Our expansive library of resources, AHF publications, tools, and more. Right at your fingertips.
- Recipe Index – Searchable, fresh, recipes to utilize in your facility or resident community.
- Online Discussion Community – Hundreds of operators ready to answer questions and share insights.




AHF Job Board
AHF’s Career Center is curated for the self-operated foodservice industry. It includes postings from across the acute care and senior living industry. Its free for all AHF members to post, and a minimal fee for non-members.
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AHF Mission
AHF was formed in 2009 to provide the professional network, resources, and tools to promote self-operated foodservice and hospitality in healthcare, senior dining, and related industries.


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Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities
Joining AHF as a sponsor is a great way to gain exposure to the self-operated foodservice community. Our members are decision-makers making every conversation a meaningful one.