Events Calendar

Quality Award Workshops
Understanding the Award Criteria & Writing a Successful Application

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Bronze | September 28, 2021
Silver | September 29, 2021

These sessions are offered at no cost to VHCA-VCAL members, but space is limited to 25 participants for each session. Lunch will be provided.

Overview

Join us for the Bronze or Silver training session to learn more about the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program which recognizes long term and post-acute care organizations across the nation for quality. The program has three levels of awards: Bronze – Commitment to Quality, Silver -Achievement in Quality, and Gold – Excellence in Quality, each of which set progressively higher standards for performance. By moving through the three award levels, organizations will improve the quality of the care and services they provide.

Bronze Quality Award Training and Writing Workshop
September 28, 2021 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

This session will introduce you to the awards program and explain how committing to the application process can provide you leadership framework for operational success for years to come. The Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award is the first step in the National Quality Award Program as well as the door to developing a new perspective on organizational excellence specific to long term care. Participants will understand and begin to apply the Bronze – Commitment to Quality criteria and program policies in an interactive session with onsite trainers, AHCA/NCAL training videos and resources, and time to initiate and work on each section of the criteria while on site.

Participants should familiarize themselves with the 2022 Bronze Quality Award Criteria prior to the workshop to have a general understanding of the topics and to gain the most benefit from the session.

Silver Quality Award: Understanding the Criteria & Getting Started
September 29, 2021 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

After the success of achieving a Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award, the journey to excellence continues through the Silver – Achievement in Quality application process. Participants will understand the Silver criteria and begin to develop the framework for interpreting the criteria to begin crafting a successful application. Training will incorporate onsite trainers who are experienced examiners for the award program as well as approved AHCA/NCAL videos and resources. Trainers will highlight updates to this year’s criteria, share constructive advice and pitfalls to avoid when writing a Silver application, and how to follow program policies to submit an application.

Participants should familiarize themselves with the 2022 Silver Quality Award Criteria prior to the workshop to have a general understanding of the topics and to gain the most benefit from the session.

Trainers/Facilitators

• Wendy M. Walter, MA, LNHA | Regional Director of Operations | CCR
• Tammy Q. Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA | RAI Director | CCR

VHCA-VCAL members Wendy Walter and Tammy Kelly have both served as Senior Examiners for the AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards Program and will lead these workshops. Kelly has also served as a Gold Award Site Examiner, and is the current Chair of the AHCA Quality Award Board of Overseers.

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