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June 7, 2016

25 Texas Nursing Homes Earn National Honor for Quality of Care

Commitment to Quality Awards show efforts to improve nursing home care in Texas paying off

(AUSTIN, Texas) — Twenty-five nursing homes from across Texas earned national honors today for demonstrating their commitment to the quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.

The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living awarded the 2016 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award to nursing homes who achieved the first of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program.

This program, which began in 1996, honors long term and post-acute care providers across the nation. A total of 538 bronze awards were awarded.

“Long term care in Texas is improving every day, thanks to the commitment of dedicated staff and leadership,” said Kevin Warren, president of the Texas Health Care Association. “This award shows that efforts to improve nursing home care in Texas are paying off.”

The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is centered on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which is the foundation of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The program assists providers of long term and post-acute care services in achieving their performance goals.

The 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 an assessment of customers’ expectations. 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.

“A commitment to always improve the quality of care and quality of life for the residents and families we serve is what this award represents,” said Christine Boldt, AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers chairwoman. “This year’s recipients have demonstrated that commitment. I commend all of them for their hard work and dedication.”

AHCA/NCAL will announce the 2016 Silver – Achievement in Quality and Gold – Excellence in Quality Award recipients in the coming months. The awards for all three categories will be presented during AHCA/NCAL’s 67th Annual Convention and Exposition in Nashville, Tennessee, October 16-19, 2016.

 

A complete list of this year’s Texas recipients of the 2016 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award is below.

 

Retama Manor Nursing Center / Pleasanton North
Pleasanton

Silver Creek Manor
San Antonio

Senior Care Center of Wurzbach
San Antonio

Winchester Lodge Healthcare Center
Alvin

Medina Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center
Castroville

Matlock Place Health & Rehabilitation Center
Arlington

Park Manor of CyFair
Houston

Peach Tree Place
Weatherford

Summer Place Nursing and Rehabilitation
Beaumont

Senior Care of Regency House
San Angelo

Trisun Care Center-Northeast El Paso
El Paso

Cibolo Creek
Boerne

Vintage Health and Rehabilitation
Denton

Regency Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at Red River
Clarksville

Green Acres of Center
Center

Allenbrook Healthcare Center
Baytown

Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center
Austin

Senior Care of Harbor Lakes
Granbury

River Hills Health and Rehabilitation
Kerrville

Park Manor of Conroe
Conroe

Senior Care of Crowley
Crowley

Senior Care of Brownwood
Brownwood

Weatherford Healthcare Center
Weatherford

Bandera Nursing & Rehab Center
Bandera

Victoria Gardens of Allen
Allen

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About THCA

Founded in 1950, the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) is the largest long-term care association in Texas. THCA’s membership is comprised of several hundred licensed non-profit and for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), specialized rehabilitation facilities and assisted living facilities in Texas. These facilities provide comprehensive, around-the-clock nursing care for chronically ill or short-term residents of all ages, along with rehabilitative and specialized medical programs. THCA also represents more than 190 long-term care businesses that provide products and services to the state’s approximately 2,850 nursing homes and assisted living facilities. To learn more, visit http://txhca.org/ or connect with THCA on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.