NHCC’S LARRY SLATKY, CFACHCA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR A. HOLLY PATTERSON EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, APPROVED AS PRECEPTOR BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM, WITH A. H. P. APPROVED AS A TRAINING SITE, A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR BOTH, SIGNALING THAT OPERATION AT AHP IS WELL ON WAY TO RECOVERY
March 3, 2008
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NHCC’S LARRY SLATKY, CFACHCA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR A. HOLLY PATTERSON EXTENDED CARE FACILITY, APPROVED AS PRECEPTOR BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR-IN-TRAINING PROGRAM, WITH A. H. P. APPROVED AS A TRAINING SITE, A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR BOTH, SIGNALING THAT OPERATION AT AHP IS WELL ON WAY TO RECOVERY
–SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT AND RECOGNITION FOR BOTH LARRY SLATKY AND FOR A. H. P., DEMONSTRATING CONFIDENCE FROM STATE OFFICIALS IN AHP’S ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY OF CARE AND LIFE TO RESIDENTS LIVING AT NURSING HOME
East Meadow, NY….Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation, announced that Larry Slatky, Senior Vice President for A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale, had received notification from the New York State Department of Health Nursing Home Administrators Board of Examiners that Mr. Slatky had been approved as a Preceptor for the Administrator-in-Training Program and that A.H.P. had been approved as a training site.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment and recognition for both Larry Slatky and for A.H.P., demonstrating A.H.P.’s ability to provide quality of care and life to residents and that the operation at A.H.P. is well on the way to recovery. Mr. Slatky’s many years of experience as a skilled nursing home administrator will prove to be invaluable in his service as a preceptor,” stated Mr. Gianelli.
In order to be considered as a training site, a nursing home is required to demonstrate two years of not having obtained any quality of care deficiencies. The Department of Health in New York State reviewed Mr. Slatky’s past experiences as an administrator and outcomes of care from various facilities that he operated. During the past five years, Mr. Slatky has been the administrator for A.H.P. and has demonstrated A.H.P.’s ability to provide quality of care and life to the residents. Mr. Slatky, excited to serve as a preceptor to Bradley Liebman, a resident of East Meadow, stated:
“I am delighted to share my experiences obtained over many years and to be able to give back to the profession. Young administrators are desperately needed to assure a positive future for long-term care. It will be a great experience for Mr. Liebman to obtain practical training in a 589 bed skilled nursing facility with multiple levels of care, including a twenty bed ventilation unit.” Mr. Liebman, a graduate of the New York Institute of Technology at Old Westbury, where he received his B.A., majoring in business administration and management, will participate in practical training at A.H.P. over 52 weeks. His approved Administrator-in-Training courses have taken place at St Joseph’s of Maine and C.W. Post, Long Island University. His goal is to become a licensed Nursing Home Administrator. He is an applicant for licensure, in the process of completing an internship,
Mr. Slatky was initially retained by the NHCC in 2001 to provide administrative consultation to the Vice-President of Long Term Care Operations. In 2003, he was named Senior Vice President for the Nassau Health Care Corporation where he organized the day-to-day operation for A. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility, the nursing home that is part of the NHCC Health System. He maintained compliant NYSDOH and Joint Commission surveys improved operational efficiencies creating a management run facility and created structure of commitment and quality to assure quality of life and care for the resident population, families and staff of A. Holly Patterson.
From 1986 until 2005, he served as administrator and owner of the Waterview Nursing Care Center in Flushing, New York. As administrator for the Hillside Manor Health Related facility, Jamaica Estates, New York from 1984 until 1986, Mr. Slatky supervised the activities of over 300 staff and professionals and directed all day-to-day operations.
Mr. Slatky completed his education at the New York Institute of Technology in New York, Columbia University and completed the 100-hour course in the Administration of Nursing Homes and Extended Care Facilities in 1971. He obtained his Nursing Home Administrator’s License from both the New York State Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Health in 1971 and 1972 respectively.
