[Kennett
Square, PA] – Genesis HealthCare, one of the largest post-acute care
providers in the United States, today announced that 33 of its affiliated skilled
nursing / senior living facilities were recognized as a 2019 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by
the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living
(AHCA/NCAL) for their commitment to improving the lives of residents through
quality care. The distinction is the first of three progressive award levels
through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The
program, presented by the leading association in long term and post-acute care,
honors association members across the country that have demonstrated their dedication
to improving quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.
The 33 Genesis affiliated centers
receiving the Bronze honor are:
American River Care Center,
Carmichael, CA
Brackenville Center, Hockessin, DE
Carbondale Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale, PA
Clipper Harbor, Portsmouth, NH
Cypress Cove Center, Muscle Shoals,
AL
Edgehill Nursing and Rehab Center, Glenside,
PA
Estrella Center, Avondale, AZ
Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge,
MD
Golden Peaks Center, Fort Collins, CO
Governor's House, Simsbury, CT
Greenville Center, Greenville, RI
Keene Center, Keene, NH
Kensington Center, Elizabethtown, KY
Keystone Center, Leominster, MA
Kimberly Hall North, Windsor, CT
Lasell House @ Lasell Village, Auburndale,
MA
Lehigh Center, Macungie, PA
Lehigh Commons, Macungie, PA
Lighthouse Nursing Care Center,
Revere, MA
Mesa Christian Health & Rehabilitation
Center, Mesa, AZ
Norriton Square Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center, Norristown, PA
Pheasant Wood Center, Peterborough,
NH
PowerBack Rehabilitation, Lakewood,
CO
PowerBack Rehabilitation, Lafayette,
CO
Putnam Center, Hurricane, WV
Raleigh Center, Daniels, WV
Ridgewood Center, Ridgewood, NJ
Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin, NJ
Springbrook Center, Westbrook, ME
Sunset Point, Clearwater, FL
The Guardian Center, Brockton, MA
Washington Terrace, Ogden, UT
Whiting Healthcare Center, Whiting,
NJ
“We are proud of our 33 centers that
have been honored for their commitment to improving quality,” said George V.
Hager, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Genesis HealthCare. “These centers join
more than 200 Genesis centers is reaching this great achievement. Working together to reach this milestone has
made our team even better. We will not stop improving.”
The National
Quality Award Program, established by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, is based on the
core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which also serves as the
foundation for the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative.
The
Baldrige framework helps organizations among different business sectors improve
organizational effectiveness and achieve strategy-driven performance.
The Award Program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Providers begin the
quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they develop an
organizational profile with essential performance elements such as vision,
mission statement, and key strengths and challenges. Bronze applicants must also
demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system. Trained
Examiners review each Bronze application to determine if the center has met the
demands of the criteria. As a recipient of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality Award, these
centers may now move forward in developing approaches and
achieving performance levels that meet the Silver
- Achievement in Quality Award criteria.
“I
applaud Genesis HealthCare’s 33 Centers for taking this important step towards quality improvement,” said the
AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers Chair Alana Wolfe. “I encourage
each of them to continue on its path to achieving the highest of
quality care.”
The awards will be
presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 70th Convention & Expo in Orlando, Florida, October
13-16, 2019.
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Genesis HealthCare is dedicated to
improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high-quality healthcare
and everyday compassion.
ABOUT
GENESIS HEALTHCARE
Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:
GEN) is a holding company with subsidiaries that, on a combined basis, comprise
one of the nation's largest post-acute care providers with more than 400
skilled nursing facilities and assisted/senior living communities in 29 states
nationwide. Genesis subsidiaries also supply rehabilitation and respiratory
therapy to more than 1,200 healthcare providers in 46 states, the District of
Columbia and China. References made in this release to "Genesis,"
"the Company," "we," "us" and "our"
refer to Genesis Healthcare, Inc. and each of its wholly-owned companies. For
more information, please visit www.genesishcc.com.
ABOUT AHCA/NCAL
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living
(AHCA/NCAL) represent more than 13,700 non-profit and proprietary skilled
nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers and homes for
individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By delivering
solutions for quality care, AHCA/NCAL aims to improve the lives of the millions
of frail, elderly and individuals with disabilities who receive long term or
post-acute care in our member facilities each day. For more information, please
visit www.ahca.org or www.ncal.org.