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For Immediate Release
35 Michigan Nursing Homes Receive 2007 Michigan Award of Excellence
MPRO Honors Commitment to Quality
Farmington Hills, MI, April 2, 2008 — Thirty five Michigan nursing homes have received the prestigious 2007 Michigan Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Nursing Home Setting. MPRO, Michigan’s Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), sponsors the accolade. The Michigan Award of Excellence acknowledges providers for working to improve the quality and safety of health care.
Top honors went to Fraser Villa Living Center, Fraser, Michigan, who received the Distinguished Award of Excellence. Fraser Villa went above and beyond award criteria to maintain low thresholds in all four clinical award areas. Clinical award topics for the Michigan Award of Excellence included:
Reducing Pressure Ulcers
Identifying and Reducing Pain
Reducing Physical Restraints
Identifying and Managing Depression
These topics have been designated as national healthcare priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). For selected clinical topics, a nursing home must receive a 15% relative improvement rate in at least one clinical area from baseline to re-measurement to qualify for the award. In addition, highlights of Michigan Award of Excellence criteria include; a survey of resident and staff satisfaction, submission of an essay on lessons learned, and completion of self instructional modules on quality improvement initiatives. Award recipients established multidisciplinary teams to spearhead improvements using proven evidence-based practices to spur better outcomes.
“As Michigan’s QIO, MPRO is proud to recognize nursing homes that are embracing quality improvement and patient safety initiatives,” said Colleen Cieszkowski, interim CEO and president of MPRO. Ms. Cieszkowski added “The Michigan Award of Excellence denotes a commitment to excellence in the pursuit of providing the best care to every nursing home resident, each and every time.”
MPRO, serves as Michigan’s QIO and is under contract with CMS. In its role as a QIO, MPRO partners with Medicare providers across the state to improve the quality of care delivered to Michigan’s 1.5 million Medicare beneficiaries. MPRO works to educate providers to embrace evidence-based medicine to improve the quality and delivery of health care with an overall mission of improving outcomes. For more information on MPRO or the Michigan Award of Excellence, go to, www.mpro.org.
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This material was prepared by MPRO, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Michigan, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 8SOW-MI-T1A-08-122
Editor’s Note:
2007 Michigan Award of Excellence Recipients:
Alamo Nursing Home
Allegan County Medical Care Facility
Bay Bluffs-Emmet County Medical Care Facility
Bay County Medical Care Facility
Bortz Health Care of Traverse City
Bortz Health Care on Green Lake
Boulder Park Terrace
Brittany Manor
Father Murray Nursing Center
Fraser Villa Living Center
Grand Traverse Pavilions
Grandvue Medical Care Facility
Harbor Beach Community Hospital
Hoyt Nursing and Rehab Centre
Iosco Medical Care Facility
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
Lakeland Continuing Care Center - St. Joseph
LakeView Continuing Care Center
Lakeview Lutheran Manor
Lenawee Medical Care Facility
Lutheran Home Frankenmuth
Manistee County Medical Care Facility
Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility
Marwood Manor Nursing and Rehab
MediLodge of Howell
MediLodge of Montrose
North Ottawa Care Center
Renaissance Gardens at Henry Ford Village
Schnepp Health Care Center
Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility
Spectrum Health Reed City Campus Skilled Nursing Facility
Tendercare Health Center - Cheboygan
Tendercare Health Center - Munising
The Village of Redford
Thurston Woods Village/Froh Community Home
