An impressive 39 long term care centers that are members of the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA) have earned national recognition for their commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The 39 members – 36 skilled nursing centers and 3 assisted living facilities – were among 521 long term and post-acute care providers in 50 states and the District of Columbia to be recognized with a 2018 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which honors long term and post-acute care providers that have demonstrated their commitment to improving the quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.
“The Bronze award exemplifies a dedication to positively impacting quality in our state’s long term care centers,” said Emmett Reed, FHCA Executive Director. “We are proud of our members for their dedication to ensuring Florida’s frail elders receive exceptional care every day.
The following Florida centers earned the 2018 AHCA/NCAL Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award:
Skilled Nursing Centers
• Alpine Health and Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg
• Baldomero Lopez State Veterans’ Nursing Home, Land O’ Lakes
• Bartow Center, Bartow
• Coquina Center, Ormond Beach
• Coral Bay Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, West Palm Beach
• Courtyards of Orlando Care Center, Orlando
• Destin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Destin
• EdgeWood Nursing Center, Jacksonville
• Good Samaritan Society – Daytona, Daytona Beach
• Governor’s Creek Health & Rehabilitation, Green Cove Springs
• Guardian Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Orlando
• Hillcrest Health & Rehabilitation Center, Hollywood
• Indian River Center, West Melbourne
• Laurel Pointe Health and Rehabilitation, Fort Pierce
• Lehigh Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lehigh Acres
• North Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center, North Miami Beach
• Oak View Rehabilitation, Orange Park
• Ocoee Health Care Center, Ocoee
• Opis Fairway Oaks Center, Tampa
• Opis Ruleme Center, Eustis
• Palm Garden of Winter Haven, Winter Haven
• Rockledge Health and Rehabilitation Center, Rockledge
• Seaview Nursing and Rehab, Pompano Beach
• Summer Brook Health Care Center, Jacksonville
• Sunrise Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sunrise
• Susanna Wesley Health Center, Hialeah
• Sylvan Health Center, Clearwater
• Taylor Care Center, Jacksonville
• Terra Vista Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Orlando
• The Club Health & Rehabilitation Center at the Villages, The Villages
• The Manor at Carpenters, Lakeland
• The Springs at Lake Pointe Woods, Sarasota
• University Crossing, Jacksonville
• Victoria Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Miami
• Villa Health & Rehabilitation Center, Deland
• Wilton Manors Health & Rehabilitation Center, Fort Lauderdale
Assisted Living Facilities
• Five Star Premier Residences of Boca Raton, Boca Raton
• Florida Presbyterian Homes, Lakeland
• Sunrise of Jacksonville, Jacksonville
“This year’s Bronze award recipients are leading the way for others in the profession pursuing quality care,” said AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers Chair Alana Wolfe. “I commend them on this accomplishment and challenge them to continue making progress in quality improvement.”
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, which is also the basis of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The Baldrige program helps organizations across different business sectors use strategies to improve performance and organizational effectiveness.
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 fundamental performance elements such as vision and mission statements and key strengths and challenges. Bronze applicants must also demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system. Trained Examiners review each application to determine if the center has met the demands of the criteria. Recipients may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Silver – Achievement in Quality Award.
Recipient organizations will be honored during AHCA/NCAL’s 69th Annual Convention and Exposition, October 7-10, 2018 in San Diego, California.
