Just a list of press items from the web

National Quality Award Board of Overseers 

The AHCA Board of Governors established a Board of Overseers to oversee activities, ensure integrity, and sustain the vitality of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The 9-member Board includes the best quality expertise available in long term care. These individuals dedicate their time and service to providing continuous support and improvement to the National Quality Award program.

http://www.ahcancal.org/quality_improvement/quality_award/Pages/NtnlQualityAwardBOO.aspx

Two satisfaction reports show two sides of long-term care

You might have been surprised if you were watching Mcknight's Web news at the end of May 2009. You may have been scratching your heads about the state of resident satisfaction in long-term care facilities. The reason is two differing takes on the topic. While guest columnist Lisa Scott Lehman said that satisfaction among residents has fallen in certain areas (see here), a My InnerView survey (click here) has concluded that resident satisfaction has never been better—at least since it began tracking the issue in 2005.  An important consideration in this apparent disconnect is the very different types of information that is portrayed.  While Ms. Lehman's company, Holleran serves a very different part of the long term care profession than my former company, My InnerView does.  The MIV database is a very representative sample of skilled nursing facilities in the United States.  I believe that the Holleran data serves a different part of the sector, with a greater representation of CCRC-type providers.


http://www.mcknights.com/Two-satisfaction-reports-show-two-sides-of-long-term-care/article/150148/

Glad you asked

Long a staple for gauging company performance in a service-based economy, customer satisfaction surveys now are becoming a standard data-gathering tool in the long-term care industry as well.

http://www.mcknights.com/Glad-you-asked/article/120716/

Nursing-home evictions raise bigger questions

I am still scratching my head on this one.  Not quite the context I would have wanted for my quote.  Evictions are unethical and immoral.  My quote had to do with the fact that nursing home providers were realigning their service offerings to meet the needs of the post acute (mostly Medicare) patient.  The interesting thing is that I have worked with the author several times in the past and she could have called me for a quote.  Decide for yourself.

http://www.mcknights.com/Nursing-home-evictions-raise-bigger-questions/article/150078/

Brad Shiverick Named Chief Quality Officer for My InnerView

WAUSAU, Wis., Aug. 15, 2007 – My InnerView, the nation’s leading provider of management intelligence to senior care leaders, is pleased to announce that Brad Shiverick has joined the company as Chief Quality Officer, responsible for the company’s research agenda, information services activities, and development of strategic direction into new products and business lines.

http://www.prleap.com/pr/89493/

A new Sun set to rise

Christmas decorations twinkle on the facade and lawn of St. Camillus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, but inside the Elm Street building there is uncertainty and anxiety.  For the second time in less than a year, St. Camillus is getting a new owner, sparking concerns among patients, their families and employees. Sun Healthcare Group will take over St. Camillus and 75 other nursing homes nationwide after it finishes acquiring Harborside Healthcare Corp. of Boston and receives approval from each state where it owns a nursing home.

http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2006/12/21/2189773.htm

Harborside Healthcare Announces Release of Report on Quality

Harborside Healthcare, one of the nation's most respected providers of long term and post acute care services, announces the release of its Third Annual Report on Quality. In the report, Harborside discloses to the public important information on the quality of the services it provides. This is not a marketing document, it is published in partial fulfillment of the public accountability component of the Quality First Pledge.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb357403.htm

Harborside Healthcare Announces Support for Nursing Home Quality Initiatives

Harborside Healthcare today announces its support for two major initiatives in long-term care quality, congratulates its professional peers on the gains made in the last two years and reaffirms its commitment to continually improving the quality of care we provide to our residents.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199458.htm

Harborside leaps into top 15 with new acquisitions

Harborside Healthcare Corp. of Boston moved into the 15th spot in bed volume among nursing homes in the U.S. after acquiring the operations of nine new long-term care facilities in Kentucky.

http://www.mcknights.com/Harborside-leaps-into-top-15-with-new-acquisitions/article/101520/

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