October 31, 2025- Post-acute, long-term and skilled nursing facilities play an essential role in the health care system by supporting patients as they recover and receive ongoing care beyond the hospital.
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) is an organization supporting long-term and post-acute care facilities across the nation in their mission to provide quality care solutions.
As a part of advocating for improved quality of care, AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program announces awards in three categories annually: Bronze – Commitment to Quality; Silver – Achievement in Quality; and Gold – Excellence in Quality.
Each award level requires an increasingly detailed demonstration of superior performance to earn national recognition, according to AHCA/NCAL. The Gold – Excellence in Quality Award, specifically, recognizes long-term and post-acute care facilities that meet rigorous standards of performance to further improve the lives of their residents.
Three skilled nursing care centers from Louisiana, Missouri and Kansas earned the most prestigious and esteemed Gold – Excellence in Quality Award level of AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program this year, including Garden Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC in Shreveport, Louisiana, NHC HealthCare, Maryland Heights in Maryland Heights, Missouri and Nottingham Health and Rehabilitation in Olathe, Kansas. These three facilities are among the best in the nation, according to AHCA/NCAL’s award criteria.
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