Six Skilled Nursing Facilities Led by Black Hills Receiver Earn 2019 AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award
Six skilled nursing facilities currently led by Black Hills Receiver LLC have been 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.
Six skilled nursing facilities currently led by Black Hills
Receiver LLC have been 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 six skilled nursing facility recipients are:
Armour Care and Rehab, Armour
Bella Vista Care and Rehab, Rapid City
Milbank
Care and Rehab, Milbank
Pierre Care and Rehab, Pierre
Redfield
Care and Rehab, Redfield
Watertown Care and Rehab, Watertown
“I am pleased to congratulate all of the in-building leaders and
employees for earning the prestigious AHCA/NCAL Bronze – Commitment
to Quality Awards,” said Wanda Prince, President of Black Hills
Receiver LLC. “The clinicians and caregivers at these six facilities
demonstrate compassion and commitment every day, and that is reflected
in the health and well-being of their residents. I am proud to see their
dedication to quality care recognized.”
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 six winners may now move forward in developing approaches and
achieving performance levels that meet the Silver - Achievement in
Quality Award criteria.
“I applaud all six facilities for taking this important step
towards quality improvement,” said the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award
Board of Overseers Chair Alana Wolfe. “I encourage each facility 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.
ABOUT BLACK HILLS RECIEVER
Black Hills Receiver LLC is the Court appointed receiver for 17 skilled
nursing facilities that were formerly operated by Skyline Healthcare and
its affiliates in South Dakota.
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.
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