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For Immediate Release

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August [DATE], 2016
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Local Contact: (Contact

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[Name of Center OR Community]Earns Prestigious Award for Excellence in Quality

Care
- [STATE] [nursing care center OR assisted living community] earns Gold National
Quality Award
City, State [CENTER OR COMMUNTIY] has been honored as a 2016 recipient of
the Gold Excellence in Quality Award for superior performance in the long term and
post-acute care profession. The award is the most prestigious of three distinct awards
possible through the National Quality Award Program, presented by the American Health
Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). The
competitive award program recognizes organizations that meet rigorous standards and
serve as models of excellence in providing high-quality care.

The dedicated work of our staff at [CENTER OR COMMUNTIY] made this

incredible achievement possible, said [NAME OF CENTER OR COMMUNTIY,
TITLE AND NAME]. Receiving this award means recognizing the countless hours our
staff spends ensuring quality care.
[NAME OF CENTER OR COMMUNTIY] was one of [INSERT TOTAL 2016
NUMBER] providers nationwide to receive the prestigious Gold Excellence in Quality
Award this year. Since the programs inception in 1996, AHCA/NCAL has issued only
[INSERT THE TOTAL NUMBER = 24 + 2016 NUMBER] organizations with awards
at the Gold level, the final and most rigorous level of the National Quality Award
Program.

Implemented by AHCA/NCAL in 1996, the National Quality Award Program is centered

on the criteria of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The program assists
providers of long term and post-acute care services in achieving their performance
excellence goals. The program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Centers begin
the quality improvement process at the Bronze level and must receive an award at each
level before proceeding to the next. As a recipient of the Gold Excellence in Quality
Award, [NAME OF CENTER OR COMMUNTIY] has successfully earned a Bronze
and Silver Award and addressed the Baldrige Health Care Criteria for Performance
Excellence in its entirety.

The awards are sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members My InnerView

by National Research Corporation and PointRight. My InnerView represents the true
voice of nursing home and assisted living residents, families and employees with the
most insightful quality measurement solutions and satisfaction surveys in the health care
continuum. PointRight is the recognized leader in data-driven analytics for health care
and insurance. The award will be presented to [NAME OF CENTER OR
COMMUNTIY] during AHCA/NCALs the awards will be presented to recipients on
October 18 during AHCA/NCALs 67th Annual Convention & Expo in Nashville,
Tennessee
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