Two Berkshire Healthcare communities earn national awards for customer, employee satisfaction Excellence in Action awards recognize exemplary commitment to quality

With top national scores, Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility and Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, both Berkshire Healthcare communities, are two of the few long-term care providers in Massachusetts recognized this year by National Research Corporation for exceptional satisfaction scores. Windsor received the reward for customer satisfaction; Bourne received the award for employee satisfaction.

Excellence in Action awards are presented by National Research Corporation and recognize long-term care and senior living organizations that achieve the highest levels of satisfaction excellence, as demonstrated by overall resident and/or employee satisfaction scores within the top 10 percent nationally. The awards recognize the organizations’ commitment to continuous quality improvement and efforts to prioritize the needs of residents, families and nursing staff employees.

The Excellence in Action awards are presented exclusively to National Research clients who use My InnerView products. Qualifying nursing homes, in addition to assisted living and independent living communities must have completed a customer or workforce satisfaction survey in 2014. Winners must have also achieved a minimum of 10 responses with a minimum 30 percent response rate and scored in the top 10 percent of qualifying facilities on the question “What is your recommendation of this facility to others” or “What is your recommendation of this facility as a place to work?” in terms of the percentage of respondents rating the facility as “excellent.”

“The Excellence in Action award isn’t just any quality performance award,” said Jason Stevens, Senior Vice President of Business Development at National Research. “Rather, it’s an award that defines what it means for providers to provide the right kind of care—patient-centered care—for their residents, families, and employees. It’s an honor and well-deserved accomplishment for repeat winners and new organizations alike.”

This past year, 599 long-term care organizations nationwide were chosen from about 8,500 participating providers. Bourne and Windsor are two of 32 winning communities in Massachusetts; 20 awards went to Berkshire Healthcare communities. Berkshire facilities had more than 5% of the national awards and almost two-thirds of the awards given in Massachusetts.

Bourne Manor Extended Care has been caring for people in the Bourne area since 1989. Conveniently located, Bourne Manor provides top quality, personalized short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing care and respite care, all in a warm, homelike setting. Hospice services are available for compassionate end-of-life care. Bourne Manor has been recognized by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) with the Bronze Commitment to Quality award, the first step toward the Gold Excellence in Quality recognition, and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, an organization that integrates additional quality improvement principles into the daily operations with focus on improved resident outcomes. Bourne Manor is operated by Berkshire Healthcare, a leader among nonprofit, post-acute care organizations in Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.bournemanor.org.

Windsor Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a non-profit organization that has been caring for people in the mid-Cape area for more than 30 years. Conveniently located just off Exit 8 of the Mid-Cape Highway, Windsor Skilled Nursing provides top quality, personalized short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing care, and respite care all in a warm, homelike setting. Specialty services include LiteGait® Therapy which supports the patient’s weight when working on weight-bearing therapies. Hospice services are available for compassionate end-of-life care. Windsor is a recipient of the Silver Achievement in Quality from the American Health Care Association, and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, an organization that integrates additional quality improvement principles into the daily operations with focus on improved resident outcomes. Windsor is owned by Berkshire Healthcare, a leader among nonprofit, post-acute care organizations in Massachusetts.