Three Nexion Health Affiliates Earn Quality Achievement Awards from American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living
July 1, 2022 | Awards, Press Release
(SYKESVILLE, MD – June 28, 2022) — The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) conferred their 2022 Silver – Achievement in Quality awards to three Nexion Health, Inc., affiliate centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Silver award is the second of three distinctions possible through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which recognizes providers across the nation that have demonstrated high-quality outcomes for staff and residents in long term and post-acute care.
Nexion Health is a leading skilled nursing operator serving the Southern region of the United States. Its senior community living center Maison Jardin (Morgan City, LA) , the Marrero Healthcare Center (Marrero, LA) and the Natchez Rehabilitation and Health Care Center (Natchez, MS) were among 40 nationwide recipients who earned the award for providers that demonstrate improved quality outcomes for staff and residents. The Silver Award, which is the second of a three-part quality improvement program, puts all the centers on a clear pathway to the Gold – Excellence in Quality award.
“These awards demonstrate Nexion Health’s focus on patient-centered considerations for residents’ day-to-day care,” said Fran Kirley, the chief executive officer and founder of Nexion Health. “The awards replenish our staff with the energy and resolve to continually improve the care delivered to our residents.”
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 the foundation of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The Silver criteria provides applicants with a thorough assessment of how their organization works, its effectiveness, and tools for improvement in their approaches. Each application is reviewed and judged against a set of nationally recognized standards for achieving excellence.
“These achievements at our Maison Jardin, Marrero and Natchez centers are especially remarkable when you consider that their entire region was impacted by Hurricane Ida in August 2021 and Covid-19 throughout 2020 and 2021,” said Meera Riner, chief operating officer of Nexion Health. “Even while managing the stress of unprecedented external challenges, our care teams dedicated themselves to learning how they could become even better through formalized self-evaluation. It is impossible to express just how dedicated our staff members have been to the residents in their care. They truly are health care warriors.”
Award recipients will be honored during AHCA/NCAL’s 73rd Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tennessee on October 9-12, 2022.
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About Nexion Health
Nexion Health, Inc. affiliates operate 51 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas and two assisted living facilities in Louisiana. Each affiliate skilled nursing and assisted living campus offers a home-like setting influenced by its own unique regional culture. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our positive clinical outcomes, resident and family member testimonials, satisfaction reports and AHCA Quality Awards.
About AHCA/NCAL
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represent more than 14,000 non-profit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers, and homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental 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. For more information, please visit www.ahca.org or www.ncal.org.