Rachel Bunch

Executive Director of Arkansas Health Care Association. Mom to Emily.

[AHCA/NCAL @ahcancal]

(6/6) Could models like this help reshape the future of the long term care workforce?

🎧 Hear the full conversation with @RachelDavis2 on #ProviderMag's Perspectives in Long Term Care: https://t.co/I28usdJWqw

[AHCA/NCAL @ahcancal]

What if long term care built its own nursing pipeline? @ahca_aala may have found a workforce solution.

A new program is helping workers move from: CNA ➡️ Medication Assistant ➡️ LPN ➡️ RN

…while continuing to work in their communities.

Swipe through 👇

[AHCA/NCAL @ahcancal]

(5/6) One quote from @RachelDavis2 really stood out: “These students are not numbers to us.”

The program focuses heavily on nontraditional students, including working adults and single parents. That human-centered approach comes through in every part of the model.

[Rachel Bunch @RachelDavis2]

Arkansas association’s nurse training shines https://t.co/XRexMxBWdJ

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

Lots to celebrate!!! 🎉🎉🎉

https://t.co/eWM8FSxw9O

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

Another group of MA-C students in Rogers officially passed their exam! 🎉

We’re proud of these students for the hard work and commitment they’ve shown throughout the program. Congratulations on this achievement! 💙

https://t.co/JN6l0jmN3f

[AHCA/NCAL @ahcancal]

What if long term care built its own nursing pipeline?

On the latest episode of Perspectives in Long Term Care, @RachelDavis2 shares how @ahca_aala created a pathway from:

CNA ➡️ Medication Assistant ➡️ LPN ➡️ RN

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/6WOeF9Uejk

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

Learn how our employer-driven model is helping grow Arkansas’ future nursing workforce through career pathways and partnerships. 🎙️💜

https://t.co/sXpmHJjx4s

@ahcancal

[Steven Buck @okcbuck]

So appreciative of the work done by our @careprovidersok neighbor @ahca_aala & my colleague @RachelDavis2. Providing great leadership in nursing development to support their state's long-term care providers. Excited to blaze a similar trail in Oklahoma https://t.co/QHoIDVgHGL

[Blake Eddins @BlakeEddins]

@kkhogs The Hawks Nest does it right too! Sam is a magician in the kitchen.

[Wuhan Front Facing Chicken Man @kkhogs]

First time playing Cooper’s Hawk, Melbourne, AR.
Nice track

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

Proud of our students, our facilities, and everyone who made this milestone possible. Arkansas is stronger because of it. 👏🩺💜

@KATVNews

https://t.co/L5XrlJJuve

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

The AHCA School of Nursing shows what’s possible when nursing education is designed to support working students and meet workforce needs head-on.

https://t.co/gzuQiIwX0e

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

This is what innovation in long-term care looks like. 💙

https://t.co/qJiCCHfkuC

[AHCA/NCAL @ahcancal]

“This program is the first of its kind in the nation and was built on a simple idea: Create a pathway for people already working in long-term care to grow into nursing roles without leaving the workforce,” says @ahca_aala President @RachelDavis2

[Rachel Bunch @RachelDavis2]

1st-of-its-kind nursing school graduates 1st cohort https://t.co/UQAX3ZLPg9

[Rachel Bunch @RachelDavis2]

Behind the 92 percent graduation rate at nation’s first association-led nursing school https://t.co/q3RrnP7bSL

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

AHCA Graduates First Class From First-of-Its-Kind Nursing School - https://t.co/6ZWhuLmrAZ

[Rachel Bunch @RachelDavis2]

@ahca_aala @ahcancal @cj_porterII

[AHCA/AALA @ahca_aala]

Workforce challenges don’t fix themselves.
We’re building solutions.
The AHCA School of Nursing is creating real career pathways—and real impact—for long-term care in Arkansas.