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Asbury Communities News |
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Date: April 17, 2008 |
Eric Anderson, Communications Manager (301) 250-2057 |
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Asbury~Solomons Island Recognized for Performance Excellence |
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SOLOMONS, Md.-- On April 7,
2008,
Asbury~Solomons Island received the Gold Maryland Quality Award at
the 23rd Annual Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Conference and
Awards Ceremony at the University of Maryland. The award was presented
by U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin and University of Maryland President C.
Daniel Mote, Jr.
The awards are Maryland’s highest distinction given for performance excellence, and applicants must complete a rigorous self-examination and application process, after which teams of examiners spend up to 1,000 hours evaluating, scoring, and providing feedback using the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. The Baldrige Criteria evaluate an organization based upon its: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement analysis and knowledge management; human resource focus; process management; and results. Given since 1983 by Maryland’s U.S. Senators and the University of Maryland, the awards foster process-based, measurable, continuous improvement that drives results, creating successful organizations that strengthen the Maryland economy. “This award recognizes that Asbury~Solomons Island continues to develop and provide outstanding services to the seniors we serve,” said Andrew Applegate, President and Executive Director of Asbury~Solomons Island. It is not the first
time performance excellence was recognized – Asbury~Solomons received
the U.S. Senate Productivity and Maryland Quality Bronze Award in 2002
and 2004. The award is the first Gold within the Asbury system, whose
six communities have all received quality and performance excellence
awards within the last several years. Asbury ~Solomons Island received the Gold Award as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Southern Maryland. The community, which is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities—Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CARF—CCAC) provides multiple levels of care, from residential living through skilled nursing care, for nearly 500 residents. Located on the banks of the Patuxent River, Asbury~Solomons Island employs 173 people that are trained with the Quality Improvement philosophy to help its residents achieve a higher quality of life. The management uses a Wellness Model to focus attention on intellectual, physical, spiritual, vocational, emotional and social needs of its residents. Asbury Communities, Inc., provides management and support services for a system of continuing care retirement communities that provide services to older adults. It is ranked by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and Ziegler Capital Markets Group’s AZ 100 as the 10th largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living organization in the country. |
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