This past weekend more than a dozen members of a historic family traveled to NJ to honor their late ancestors. Henrietta and Francis Parker were pioneers in long-term care, opening Parker at Landing Lane in New Brunswick more than a 112 years ago.
Parker at Stonegate, an assisted living community in Highland Park, has earned a 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for superior performance in the long term and post-acute care profession, according to a release. The award is the final of three distinct levels possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes nursing home and assisted living organizations nationally that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care, the release said. Parker at Stonegate was one of five assisted living communities and nursing homes nationwide to receive the 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award. This is the second year since the program’s inception in 1996 that assisted living communities have achieved Gold. In 22 years, AHCA/NCAL has recognized only 38 organizations—excluding this year’s recipients—with awards at the Gold level. For a full list of recipients, visit AHCA/NCAL’s Quality Award website www.ahcancal.org.
This past weekend more than a dozen members of a historic family traveled to NJ to honor their late ancestors. Henrietta and Francis Parker were pioneers in long-term care, opening Parker at Landing Lane in New Brunswick more than a 112 years ago.
Assisted living community among one of five in the country to earn long-term care's highest honor
Highland Park-based Parker at Stonegate has earned a 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for superior performance in the long term and post-acute care profession.
The award is the final of three distinct levels possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes nursing home and assisted living organizations nationally that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care.
Elmwood Cemetery will hold a rededication and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Parker Family Monument at 10 a.m. on Sept. 21 at the cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick.
The Parker family founded Parker Home. The family, Parker Home staff and board members will be at the ribbon cutting as well as Marco Federico from Materials Conservation, the conservators of the monument.
The monument is significant statuary.
For more information, visit www.theelmwoodcemetery.com.
Parker at Stonegate has earned a 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for superior performance in the long term and post-acute care profession. The award is the final of three distinct levels possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes nursing home and assisted living organizations nationally that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care.
Earlier this month, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that five long term and post-acute care providers earned the 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award. The Gold award is the final of three distinct levels possible, and the most prestigious, through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes organizations nationally that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care.
The Gold Award is the highest of three levels possible to reach through the AHCA / NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes organizations nationally that are deemed to be models of excellence in providing high-quality care and services. Gold-level honorees, according to AHCA / NCAL, have invested multiple years in mastering and applying Baldrige Criteria quality improvement standards in the areas of leadership, strategic planning, customer and workforce focus, and operations and knowledge management.
This year’s Gold – Excellence in Quality Award recipients:
- Parker at Stonegate, an assisted living community in Highland Park, NJ.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced that five long term and post-acute care providers earned the 2019 Gold – Excellence in Quality Award. The Gold award is the final of three distinct levels possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes organizations nationally that serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care.
This year’s Gold – Excellence in Quality Award recipients are:
• Christian Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Wyckoff, New Jersey;
• George E. Wahlen Ogden Veteran’s Home, a skilled nursing center in Ogden, Utah;
• Parker at Stonegate, an assisted living community in Highland Park, New Jersey;
• The Villages Rehabilitation and Nursing, a skilled nursing center in Lady Lake, Florida; and
• Vista Pacifica Convalescent, a skilled nursing center in Riverside, California.
“The Gold Quality Award is the highest honor a facility can receive that recognizes its quality of care,” said AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson. “These recipients are role models for our sector, and because of their years of hard work, dedication, and passion, they are improving and will continue to improve lives every day. This recognition is more than well deserved.”
Based on the core values and criteria of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program challenges member providers to achieve performance excellence through three progressive levels—Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The Gold – Excellence in Quality Award is the most prestigious of the program. At this level, recipients have invested multiple years in mastering and applying the rigorous quality improvement standards of the Baldrige Criteria to achieve superior results in leadership, strategic planning, customer and workforce focus, and operations and knowledge management.
“These recipients have shown superior performance in areas of quality, and the amount of time and dedication they have put into this is extraordinary,” said Alana Wolfe, Chair of the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board of Overseers. “They should be extremely proud of reaching this milestone, and we look forward to celebrating their achievements this coming fall.”
Since the inception of the National Quality Award Program in 1996, only 38 long term and post-acute care providers—excluding this year’s recipients—have achieved this level of quality recognition.
A full list of recipients is available on the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award website here.
The 2019 program is sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members: First Quality, NRC Health, Team TSI Corporation, and MatrixCare. Recipient organizations will be honored during AHCA/NCAL’s 70th Convention & Expo, October 13-16, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.
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The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represents more than 13,700 non-profit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers and homes for individuals with intellectual and development 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.
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