Bronze Quality Awards Earned Demonstrate Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center’s Dedication to Highest Quality of Care
Awards to be presented at AHCA/NCAL’s 75th National Quality Award Convention October 6-9, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2024) — Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, managed by Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, is proud to announce it earned a prestigious Quality Award from the American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL), the leading association for long term and post-acute care providers. The annual award honors members across the nation that have demonstrated their commitment to improving quality of care for seniors and persons with disabilities.
Located at 800 West Temple Avenue in Effingham, Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center will be presented with the 2024 Bronze Commitment to Quality Award at the AHCA/NCAL’s 75th National Quality Award Convention held October 6-9, 2024.
Lakeland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is managed by Tutera Senior Living & Health Care. With 65 facilities, communities and agencies in ten states throughout the United States, Tutera is one of the nation’s premier providers of diversified, post-acute senior health care services.
“We are proud to see these communities recognized for their unwavering commitment to residents,” said Joe Tutera, chief executive officer of Tutera Senior Living & Health Care. “I commend the staff at these communities for their hard work and dedication to our valued long-term residents.”
The Bronze Commitment to Quality Award is one of three progressive award levels through the National Quality Award Program, which AHCA/NCAL established in 1996. It is based on the core values and criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which is also the foundation of the metric-based AHCA/NCAL Quality Initiative. The Baldrige program helps organizations in different business sectors improve and achieve performance excellence.
Bronze applicants must demonstrate their ability to implement a performance improvement system that improves health care outcomes. Trained examiners thoroughly review each application to determine if the center has met the demands of the criteria.
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About Tutera Senior Living & Health Care
Tutera Senior Living & Health Care is a locally owned, diversified post-acute senior health care provider operating 65 senior living communities in 10 states nationwide. As one of the nation’s premier senior care providers, Tutera Senior Living & Health Care offers its residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, post-surgery rehabilitation, and memory care. In 1983, Dominic F. Tutera, M.D., founded Tutera to provide compassionate patient care with the uncompromising values of integrity, respect, hospitality, and positivity. Tutera Senior Living & Health Care still embodies those values today. Tutera is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of its residents and their families through senior living and healthcare experts who inspire and promote individuality and personal happiness. Visit www.Tutera.com to learn more.
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.ahcancal.org.