You don’t have to bea financial guru to realize our nation’s economy is in a funk. Amortgage-market meltdown and credit tightening are being blamed for sendingWall Street (and perhaps, the world’s economy) into convulsions. Many are wonderinghow much worse things will get before the next recovery begins. These are andwill continue to be challenging times. But despite such challenges, vendorsremain bullish about this market. If feedback from the AHCA and AAHSA show canbe believed, this field remains remarkably robust and attractive. That iscertainly no guarantee going forward. But for now, the long-term care fieldappears to be more than holding its own.