National Association for the Support of Long Term Care
Advion, formerly known as National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) until October 2022 is a United States trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute care industry. This includes nursing homes, assisted living, home care, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, independent living, adult day care, hospice and long-term care hospitals. Advion represents and advocates for its members on legislative and regulatory issues that impact the quality of care to patients in long-term care settings. NASL is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Advion was formed in 1989 and represents over 100 companies providing medical products, medical services, and information technology to the post-acute care industry. Advion member companies employ over 25,000 therapy professionals and represent approximately 64% of the nation's long-term care health information technology providers. Advion continually influences national healthcare policy, particularly, improved Medicare ancillary payments and assurance that laws and regulations are in place to promote quality patient care. Advion has established a positive working relationship with the government and leads initiatives, such as, extension of the therapy cap exceptions process, an alternative to a therapy cap, competitive bidding process, and adoption of health information technology. Every Advion member is active on one of