Business Resources
NCPA LTC Division members can access numerous business resources to help them start or expand their LTC pharmacy businesses. Some of the resources listed below require your NCPA member ID and password to access the content.
Agreement Templates
Access and download contract templates—drafted by attorney and pharmacy law expert Jeffrey S. Baird, Esq.—and save time and money. Our library of sample agreements includes pharmacy services with LTC and ALFs, consultant pharmacists, medical directors, and several other topics vital to your LTC business. Read more ...
Ask the Expert
Find the answers you're looking for! Pharmacy experts describe in detail numerous aspects of running an LTC pharmacy business, including eMAR adoption, remote dispensing, barcode scanning, marketing and sales, and technology. Read more ...
Business of Long-Term Care Workshop
Will help you learn how your pharmacy can take advantage of long-term care’s expansion and profitably serve the LTC market. Read more ...
Cost-to-Dispense Study for LTC
Download the NCPA LTC Division's cost-to-dispense (CTD) research study for independent, closed-door LTC pharmacies. Read more ...
Frequently Asked Questions
LTC operators answer the most commonly asked questions for those getting started in long-term care. Read more ...
In-Depth LTC Articles
Read articles from previous issues of America's Pharmacist magazine for a deep dive into the issues relating to running an LTC pharmacy business. Read more ...
In-Service Presentation Templates
You are often called on by your clients to provide education to nursing home staff in the form of in-services. To support you in providing quality training that improves patient care to nursing home staff, the NCPA LTC steering committee has provided a library of “grab-and-go” in-service presentations. Read more ...
LTC Business Webinar Series
Download audiofiles and presentations from webinars on a host of LTC topics including e-prescribing, accountable care organizations, billing and reimbursement for short-cycle dispensing, and more. Read more ...
Marketing and Sales for the Independent Pharmacist in LTC
The independent pharmacist must be a jack of all trades; proficient at operations, finance, human resources (especially his/her own), information technology and, of course, in pharmacy and therapeutics. Find the help you need! Read more ...
Multiple Vaccine Consent Form
NCPA LTC Division and PALTmed (Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association) developed a multiple vaccine consent form that facilities can use for new admissions. This admission consent form for common vaccines in long-term care is a template that can and should be modified for individual facility needs.
Senior-Friendly Pharmacy Services
Readily accessible senior care services and supplies encourage elder patients to patronize the pharmacy that allows them to age in place in their community. Learn more about implementing the right design and layout for your pharmacy to help your patients meet these needs. Read more ...
Starting an LTC Pharmacy
Access step-by-step guides on starting an LTC pharmacy, an SNF client, and an ALF client. Read more ...
Vaccine Voices- Long-Term Care
Part of the Independent Rx Forum podcast
NCPA’s John Beckner interviews Becky Snead, senior director of strategic initiatives and long-term care at NCPA, as well as community pharmacist Chichi Ilonzo Momah, to talk about the potential of administering vaccines in LTC facilities.
Enhance your understanding of this rapidly growing business opportunity by listening here, or wherever you get your podcasts.