Golden Living Receives 60 Prestigious AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards in 2009


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FORT SMITH, AR--(Marketwire - August 13, 2009) - 60 Golden LivingCenters have been selectedby the American Health Care Association and the National Center forAssisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as recipients of the AHCA/NCAL Step I and IIQuality Awards this year. To be selected for one of the independentlyjudged awards, nursing homes must show an extraordinary ongoing commitmentto quality care for their residents, as measured against specific criteria.

The AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards are designed to recognize quality achievement,while supporting improvement efforts in long-term care through thepromotion of education and awareness. The awards are modeled after theMalcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which is the nation's highestaward for distinguished health care achievement.

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"Including this year's recipients, our company has earned a total of 241Quality Awards since AHCA started the program in 1996, with more than halfof those coming in the last three years under our new ownership," said NeilKurtz, M.D., President and CEO of Golden Living. "This achievement isunmatched in the industry."

"Our employees strive every day to raise the bar of quality care in each ofour LivingCenters," said Larry Deans, President of Golden LivingCenters."The significant number of awards we have earned is a direct reflection ofour progress in becoming a company that is synonymous with quality care."

To be selected by AHCA/NCAL as a Step I Quality Award recipient, a nursinghome must demonstrate an organization-wide commitment to a patient-centeredmission, define its principal customers and their expectations, andindicate how it is striving to meet their needs.

Quality Award recipients at the Step II level must have demonstratedexcellence in the core values and concepts of visionary leadership, focuson the future, resident-focused care, management that measures and analyzesperformance, organizational and personal learning, valuing staff andpartners, systems perspective and innovation, and focus on results andcreating value. To be eligible for the more rigorous Step II designation,nursing homes must also have previously earned the AHCA/NCAL Step I QualityAward.

"Golden Living is at the forefront of the quality movement and we applaudthem for their efforts to incorporate processes that demonstrate enhancedquality," said AHCA/NCAL President and CEO, Bruce Yarwood.

A ceremony honoring the recipients of this year's awards will be held atthe AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention and Exposition, Oct. 4-7, 2009 in Chicago.

About Golden Living (www.goldenliving.com)

The Golden Living family of companies provides care and services thatdirectly or indirectly serve the elderly and disabled, including companiesthat operate nursing homes and provide rehabilitation therapy, hospicecare, home health services and temporary staffing services. There are morethan 300 Golden LivingCenters (skilled nursing facilities) in 21 states.Golden Living also offers assisted living services at more than 40locations. In addition, the Golden Innovations companies are leadingproviders of integrated senior healthcare services, partnering with morethan 1,000 nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare organizations in37 states. Golden Innovations companies include Aegis Therapies, AseraCareHospice and Home Health, 360 Healthcare Staffing, Ceres PurchasingSolutions, and Vizia Healthcare Design Group. Collectively, the GoldenLiving family of companies has nearly 40,000 employees who provide qualityhealthcare to more than 30,000 patients every day.


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