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Celebrating the Backbone of Excellence: Our Volunteer Leaders

  • April 16 2024
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Within healthcare and senior living, one often overlooked yet vital department is Food and Nutrition Services (FANS). Behind the scenes, a dedicated group of individuals…

Turn your Conference Experience into a San Antonio Adventure

  • April 16 2024
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For those of you who are planning to join us this August 23-25th in San Antonio, why not plan to extend your stay a day…

Congratulations AHF Member Dave Reeves – IFMA Silver Plate Award Recipient

  • March 12 2024
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AHF would like to congratulate AHF past-president, David Reeves, MBA, System Director, Food and Nutrition Services at Lee Health on his remarkable achievement of being…

Events

AHF PSJ Chapter Event: Specify the Best Foodservice Capital Equipment for a Changing Planet

  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 08:45 - 13:30 ET

Credit hours: TBD 3.0 CEUs applied for CBDM Sponsored by:  PSJAHF, Maxwell-McKenney, UNOX, Drexel Food Labs, AMK This Meeting is free to PSJAHF members and…

AHF Webinar: Developing a Service Training Module

  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 ET

Discussions

RE: Seeking Information on Carb-Controlled Diet Juices and Pre-Thickened Beverages

  • April 18 2024
  • Rachid Banamar

Hello Marcia, thank you so much for sharing your insights. Your input has been invaluable. If anyone else has additional information or perspectives to contribute,…

RE: Sesame Allergens

  • April 18 2024
  • Sheila Vo

Hello Cynthia, I was looking for a topic that involves coding allergens in this forum and came across your question. While coding, I always exclude…

In-house patient surveys

  • April 18 2024
  • Nancy Twomey

Would anyone be willing to share their hospital patient survey questions with us? We are using 4 old Press Gainey questions ("how is the temperature…

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. 

AHF’s Diamond Sponsors

Welcome to AHF

Building on a history of advocacy for self-operators, AHF has become the authoritative voice of the self-operated healthcare and senior dining foodservice industry, empowering self-operators to achieve success in caring for their patients, residents, and colleagues.

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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.