The American Health Care Association (AHCA), one organization that represents nursing and assisted living providers, announced their quality award winners last month at their annual convention.åÊ AHCA’s National Quality Award Program is based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige National Quality Award Program. I am linking you...
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AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners (VIDEO)
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AHCA Announces Nursing Home Quality Winners
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing or assisted living facilities from across the country earned a Bronze, Silver or Gold from the three-tiered award program which commends...
Despite Vow to Curb AntiPsychotics Industry Receives a Failing Grade
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued an updated report on the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. The news is abysmal. Virtually all nursing facilities were found not compliant with federal regulations governing residents who take atypical antipsychotic medications. Nursing home standards...
Here’s a Good Nursing Home Story
The following is a guest blog by Linda Dickey. After 15 years of widowhood, at 89, my mom sold her condo in Lake Worth, FL, and moved to a rental apartment in a nearby retirement facility. For a few months, everything seemed to be fine. Then she had a sudden...
Joint Commission Awards First Disease-Specific Certifications to Nursing Homes
Claremont Rehabilitation and Living Center in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and Forest Villa Nursing Care in Niles, Illinois, became the first nursing homes in the country to be certified under The Joint Commissionäó»s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program.æ This is significant because it adds another level of quality that you can now...
Sing a New Song – Songwriters Work Educational Foundation
I came across a great find that might be of interest to you. Songwriting Works䋢 Educational Foundation serves hundreds of elders, families and practitioners by pairing professional songwriters with elders to compose original songs. To date, 3,000 participants have composed 300 songs. In their workshops, participants collaborate with professional songwriters...