TALLAHASSEE – Shoal Creek Rehabilitation Center is among nine Florida nursing homes recognized with a Governor’s Gold Seal Award. The long-term care facilities deliver consistently excellent quality of care to their residents, according to the Agency for Health Care Administration.
Other recipients include Bridgeview Center, Ormond Beach; Brooksville Healthcare Center, Brooksville; The Chateau at Moorings Park, Naples; Concordia Manor, Saint Petersburg; Conway Lakes Health & Rehabilitation Center, Orlando; Highlands Lakes Center, Lakeland; Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center, Melbourne; and Riverwood Center, Jacksonville.
Gold Seal recipients must be in operation a minimum of 30 months before the date of application and the facility must:
•Meet high quality of care standards that places them in the top 15 percent in their region or top 10 percent in the state
•Have no Class I or II deficiencies within 30 months before application
•Provide evidence of financial soundness and stability
•Participate in a consumer satisfaction process involving residents, family members and guardians
•Involve families and members of the community in the facility on a regular basis
•Have a stable workforce
•Have an outstanding record with the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Council within the 30 months preceding application
•Provide targeted in-service training to meet training needs identified.
The Gold Seal Award program was developed and implemented by the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long Term Care, which includes people appointed by the Governor’s Office, Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Health, Department of Elder Affairs, Leading Age Florida, Florida Health Care Association, Florida Life Care Residents Association and the State Long Term Care Ombudsman.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview nursing home recognized for excellence