Awards & Recognition
Best of the Best Awards from Assisted Living Federation of America
Over the years, the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) has awarded Five Star Senior Living many of its prestigious Best of the Best Awards, a national recognition reserved for the nation's most innovative and effective senior living programs.
Five Star Best of the Best awards include:
- Senior Living Community Leadership Award – awarded to Five Star Premier Residences of Hollywood's Executive Director Margie Longsteth. Watch the video. [2013]
- “Step Up to the Plate” – a program to help night, weekend, and holiday staff respond to family inquiries when most daily managers are off-duty. [2012]
- “Selling the Five Star Difference” – a training program developed to offer better customer service to prospective residents and their families. [2010]
- “Fall Prevention Is Everybody’s Business… Not Just Clinical!” – an initiative to make sure that all Five Star employees throughout each senior living community work daily to eliminate potential falling hazards. [2010]
- The Bridge to Rediscovery Dining Program – designed specifically for Five Star's Alzheimer’s disease care program, providing a positive dining experience for each resident with Alzheimer's or other dementia-related illness. Find out more about our Alzheimer's Care Program, Bridge to Rediscovery. [2010]
- Five Star's Signature Recipebook – a cook book featuring regional recipes from our communities throughout the United States. The book shares the distinct characteristics – and exceptional food and dining services – that each Five Star Senior Living community has to offer. [2009]
2012 AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) Quality Award Program recognizes high-quality healthcare providers through a three-stage progression: Commitment to Quality (bronze), Achievement in Quality (silver), and Excellence in Quality (gold).
Bronze organizations have created a detailed organizational profile defining overarching goals and mission. They also demonstrate knowledge of their customers’ expectations and show ability to improve processes in the course of their work. The Bronze Award recipients are:
- Ashland Care Center, Nebraska
- Cedars Healthcare Center, Colorado
- Gretna Community Living Center, Nebraska
- Lancaster Healthcare Center, California
- Laramie Care Center, Wyoming
- Morys Haven, Nebraska
- Sunny Hill Health Care Center, Wisconsin
- Sutherland Care Center, Nebraska
- Thousand Oaks Health Care Center, California
- Utica Community Care Center, Nebraska
- Waverly Care Center, Nebraska
- West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation, Iowa
- WestRidge Quality Care & Rehabilitation, Iowa
- Willow Tree Care Center, Colorado
- Woodhaven Care Center, Kansas
- Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Wyoming
Silver signifies the organization has further improved quality by focusing on core values of “visionary leadership, focus on the future, resident-focused excellence, management by innovation, and focus on results and creating value.” The Silver Award recipients are:
- Central City Care Center, Nebraska
- CrestView Healthcare Center, Nebraska
- Greentree Health & Rehabilitation Center, Wisconsin
- Pine Manor Health Care Center, Wisconsin
- Prairie Ridge Car and Rehabilitation, Iowa
- River Hills West Healthcare Center, Wisconsin
- Van Nuys Health Care Center, California
Gold status is attained through continued exceptional performance in core values over time.The Gold Award recipients are:
- The Virginia Health & Rehabilitation, Wisconsin
As of 2012, fewer than 500 healthcare groups in the U.S. have received AHCA Quality Awards at any level.
Perfect Scores from State Regulatory Agencies
We are proud of our many senior living communities that have acheived perfect scores throughout the years from the regulatory agencies in their state.
2012
- The Forum at The Woodlands Assisted Living, Texas
- Forwood Manor Assisted Living, Delaware
- Crimson Pointe Assisted Living, Illinois
- Morningside of Athens Assisted Living, Georgia
- Foulk Manor South Assisted Living, Delaware
- Morningside of Raleigh Assisted Living, North Carolina
- Morningside of Mayfield Assisted Living, Kentucky
- Morningside of Paducah Assisted Living, Kentucky
- The Forum at Knightsbridge Assisted Living, Ohio
- Springwood Court Assisted Living, Florida
- The Forum at Overland Park Assisted Living, Kansas
- Morningside of Bowling Green Assisted Living, Kentucky
- The Forum at Knightsbridge (SNF), Ohio
- Homeplace of Burlington Assisted Living, North Carolina
- The Neighborhood of Somerset (SNF), Kentucky
- Brandon Woods at Alvamar Assisted Living, Kansas
- Morningside of Hopkinsville Assisted Living, Kentucky
- Eastside Gardens Assisted Living, Georgia
- Legacy Heights Assisted Living, North Carolina
2011
- Neighborhood of Somerset - Skilled Nursing , Kentucky
- Remington Club - Assisted Living, California
- The Forum at Overland Park - Assisted Living, Kansas
- Hermitage Gardens of Southaven - Assisted Living, Mississippi
- Franciscan Manor - Assisted Living, Pennsylvania
- Haven in Highland Creek - Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care, North Carolina
- Laurels in Highland Creek - Assisted Living, North Carolina
- Carriage House - Assisted Living, North Carolina
- Brandon Woods at Alvamar - Assisted Living, Kansas
- Eastside Gardens - Assisted Living, Georgia
- Morningside of Bowling Green - Assisted Living, Kentucky
- Morningside of Springfield - Assisted Living, Tennessee
- Huntington Place Memory Care 3 - Assisted Living, Wisconsin
- Home Place at New Bern - Assisted Living, North Carolina
- Meadowood Retirement Community - Skilled Nursing , Indiana - Three consecutive years!
- Morningside of Gainesville - Assisted Living, Georgia
- The Palms of Fort Myers - Assisted Living, Florida
- Forum at Knightsbridge - Assisted Living and Alzheimer's Care, Ohio
- Morningside of Jackson - Assisted Living, Tennessee
- Parkwood Village - Assisted Living, North Carolina
- Forum at the Crossing - Skilled Nursing , Indiana
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