A. HOLLY PATTERSON EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, INCLUDED IN US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST NURSING HOMES LISTING, RECEIVING FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS OVERALL, A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT SIGNALING THE IMPRESSIVE TURNAROUND OF A FACILITY FORMERLY IN DISTRESS, AND REFLECTING THE NHCC’S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY A RECENT DEFICIENCY-FREE SURVEY, POSITIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS AND 99% OCCUPANCY LEVELS
March 20, 2009
Contact: Shelley Lotenberg
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
A. HOLLY PATTERSON EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, INCLUDED IN US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST NURSING HOMES LISTING, RECEIVING FOUR OUT OF FIVE STARS OVERALL, A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT SIGNALING THE IMPRESSIVE TURNAROUND OF A FACILITY FORMERLY IN DISTRESS, AND REFLECTING THE NHCC’S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY A RECENT DEFICIENCY-FREE SURVEY, POSITIVE FINANCIAL RESULTS AND 99% OCCUPANCY LEVELS
Ranking that follows federal government yardsticks to nursing homes overall rating, health inspections, nurse staffing and quality measures of individual care, is evidence that AHP staff have collaboratively worked together, under the leadership of senior vice president, Larry Slatky, to ensure that quality of care and safety of residents are top priorities
Out of 15,500 nursing homes surveyed in the United States, only 9 on Long Island received four stars overall and only 27 nationwide received honor roll status with five stars in each of the categories, with none of the Long Island nursing homes receiving honor roll with a perfect five stars in each of the federal yardsticks
East Meadow, NY. Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, proudly announced that the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale, had been included in a recent US News and World Report Best Nursing Homes listing, receiving four out of five stars in a ranking that follows federal government yardsticks to nursing homes overall rating, health inspections, nurse staffing and quality measures of individual care.
“I am extremely pleased to announce AHP’s inclusion in the prestigious US News listing of Best Nursing Homes, a significant turn-around for LI’s largest nursing home that was formerly in distress and that reflects our commitment to improved quality of care as demonstrated by a recent deficiency-free survey, positive financial results in 2008, with 99% occupancy levels, and that is evidence that the staff have worked together to ensure that quality of care and safety for this vulnerable population have been and remain our top priorities,” stated Gianelli.
The new rankings are built atop the data and ratings founds on Nursing Home Compare, a federal website created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency collects and analyzes information on more than 15,500 nursing homes nationwide that accept Medicare or Medicaid residents and rates the facilities on numerous measures from safe food preparation to the amount of nursing care per resident. Out of 15,500 nursing homes surveyed in the United States, only 9 on Long Island received four stars overall and only 27 nationwide received honor roll status with five stars in each of the categories, with none of the Long Island nursing homes receiving honor roll with a perfect five stars in each of the four federal yardsticks.
The yardsticks that CMS uses to rate nursing homes cover these areas:
Health inspections: Indicates compliance in regular inspections with Medicare and Medicaid standards concerning food safety, hiring practices, and other aspects of healthcare. Besides looking into such matters as safe food preparation and adequacy of infection control, they evaluate residents’ rights and their quality of life, among other issues. The rating is based on the number, seriousness, and scope of deficiencies that shoed in the three most recent health inspections and in complaint investigations during the previous three years.
Nurse Staffing: Indicates of time spent caring for residents by registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and certified nursing assistants.
Quality measures: Indicates adequacy of care, such as percentage of residents with pain, bedsores, or urinary tract infections.
Slatky commended the staff for their exceptional dedication and commitment to quality care for all 589 residents: “This recognition as one of New York State’s best nursing homes, with four stars overall, in US News Best Nursing Homes listing, would not have been possible without our staff’s emphasis on quality of care and residents’ safety, with staff’s hard work day to day, leading to the financial and quality of care turnaround for a facility that previously had numerous challenges and succeeded in accomplishing an astonishing turnaround.”
About A. Holly Patterson:
Located in a 63-acre campus in Uniondale, AHP is a skilled nursing facility where the skilled and caring health care professionals respond to the physical, social and emotional needs of each resident. On-site services include: rehabilitation services, diagnostic and radiology services, psychiatric care, psychotherapy, dental and ophthalmology care, podiatry services, cardiology evaluations and treatment and neurological testing.
On-site ambulatory, clinics provide residents the convenience of accessible specialty medical care. Should inpatient hospital care be necessary, residents re transferred to the nearby Nassau University medical Center. Among the highly specialized units that make the A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility such an outstanding center are: secure dementia units. Hospice care and the respiratory care unit, ventilator unit with 24-hour respiratory therapists, the wound care unit, the sub-acute rehabilitation unit, and HIVAIDS unit. AHP is nationally recognized for excellence in areas including: wound care, Alzheimer’s, pulmonary diseases and dementia. For additional information on AHP, please call 516-572-1400.