Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, today announced that 10 of its Centers have been recognized as 2015 recipients of the Silver – Commitment to Quality Award for dedication to improving the lives of patients and residents through quality care. The award is the second of three distinct awards possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The program honors centers across the nation that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality long term and post-acute care.
"We are extremely proud to have 10 centers recognized by AHCA/NCAL with a National Silver Quality Award," said George V. Hager, Jr., CEO of Genesis HealthCare. "The Silver Award recognizes the commitment to ongoing quality improvement at these centers and their dedication to improving the lives of the patients, residents and families they care for every day."
The 10 Genesis facilities receiving the Silver honor are:
Cedar Ridge Center, Skowhegan, ME
Clovis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Clovis, NM
Cottage of the Shoals, Tuscumbia, AL
Langdon Place of Exeter, Exeter, NH
New Lebanon Center, New Lebanon, OH
Rio Rancho Center, Rio Rancho, NM
Vintage Park at Eureka, Eureka, KS
Vintage Park at Osawatomie, Osawatomie, KS
Westwood Center, Keene, NH
Willows Center, Parkersburg, WV
Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The program assists providers of long term and post-acute care services in achieving their performance excellence goals.
The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. As a recipient of the Silver - Achievement in Quality Award, these centers and their staff have demonstrated systematic advancements in quality, plans for continual improvement, and sustainable organizational goals. These centers may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Gold - Achievement in Quality Award.
"At this level, recipients demonstrate an understanding of critical management areas and how they lead to improved outcomes," said Christine Boldt, Chair of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers. "All of these recipients are on an important path to quality excellence. I applaud them all for this achievement."
The awards are sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members My InnerView, by National Research Corporation and PointRight. My InnerView represents the true voice of nursing home and assisted living residents, families, and employees with the most insightful quality measurement solutions and satisfaction surveys in the healthcare continuum. PointRight is the recognized leader in data-driven analytics for health care and insurance. Each Genesis HealthCare Center was one of 128 centers to receive the Silver level award. The award will be presented to each Center during AHCA/NCAL's 66th Annual Convention and Exposition, October 4-7, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas.
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