National Award

Kingsway Arms Nursing Center honored with national award recognizing significant commitment in the delivery of quality care

Kingsway Arms Nursing Center has been recognized as a 2010 recipient of the Bronze Commitment to Quality National Award presented by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), a trade organization with approximately 11,000 members nationwide.  This year, 701 nursing homes from across the nation applied for the Bronze Quality Award.  Kingsway Arms was one of over 450 organizations to receive the award, one of five in New York State.  The award is presented to Kingsway Arms Nursing Center during AHCA's 61st annual convention and exposition, October 10-13, 2010 in Long Beach, California.

"The commitment to quality designated by this award is a key first step to developing systematic, sustainable, person-centered care and service," stated Bruce Yarwood, President and CEO of AHCA.  "We congratulate Kingsway Arms Nursing Center on this achievement."

Kingsway Arms may now move forward in developing approaches and achieving performance levels that meet the criteria required for the Silver Achievement in Quality award.  The final step in the journey is the Gold Excellence in Quality award which requires applicants to address the Balridge Program's Health Cre Criteria for Performance Excellence in its entirety.