Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center Celebrates Its Tenth Deficiency-Free Survey
The staff at the Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center in Wellesley, MA has reason to celebrate – the center just received its tenth deficiency-free survey. This means that since 2000, the center has received such a survey every year except one.
The center has also won Step I and Step II awards from the American Health Care Association.
All in all, it’s an impressive record in providing quality care to challenging residents who are in the mid- to end stages of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.
With the support of the Kindred network, a team approach to their work and an experienced, longstanding staff, it is no wonder that Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center has produced such remarkable results so far – and will continue to do so in the future.
U.S. News and World Report has listed Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center as one of "America’s Best Nursing Homes"
The selection was based on data collected from Nursing Home Compare, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services program that ranks facilities on measures of care, nurse staffing, health inspections and overall care. Each section may reach a five-star score, indicating the highest achievement.
Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center had an overall rating of five stars. For more information, click here
Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center Receives AHCA Quality Award
Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center’s efforts are continuing to achieve national attention. Newton and Wellesley, a 2004 recipient of the American Health Care Association’s Quality Award, is a 2008 recipient of the Step II Quality Award.
Step II applicants are assessed on their ability to apply the core values and concepts of quality. The AHCA Quality Award is modeled after criteria from the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nationa's premier recognition for quality achievement.
The AHCA award recognizes commitment to a continuous quality improvement process. The facilities selected have made customer satisfaction and quality outcomes their top priority.
Newton and Wellesley Alzheimer Center Named Recipient of Excellence in Action Award
My InnerView's Excellence In Action award honors those nursing homes that achieve high levels of excellence in overall facility quality as demonstrated through receiving an AHCA Quality Award or by having overall resident and family satisfaction levels fall within the top 10% of My InnerView's customer database. As a recipient of the award, these facilities join the elite ranks of only 380 nursing homes that received the award in 2007.
To be eligible for the award, nursing facilities must be a member of My InnerView and participate in at least one survey cycle of residents and families throughout the year.
For more information and a complete list of recipients, please visit:
www.myinnerview.com
