Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Earns 2025 AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award
GUTHRIE CORTLAND NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER EARNS 2025 AHCA/NCAL BRONZE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been recognized as a 2025 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care. This distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The Program honors providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to enhancing the quality of care for our nation’s elders and individuals with disabilities.
“The journey to providing the highest quality care does not have an endpoint,” said Timothy Reedy, Sr. Director, Long-term Care, Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. “This quality award recognizes the ongoing dedication from our team entrusted to care for your loved ones during a crucial time in their lives.”
The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is a rigorous three-level process reviewed and evaluated by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for organizational excellence. The standards of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program help organizations achieve superior performance over time to improve the quality of life and care of long-term care residents.
Providers begin the quality improvement journey at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile detailing among other elements, their vision, mission, key customers, and key strengths and challenges. As a recipient of the Bronze - Commitment to Quality award, Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center may now move forward to the Silver - Achievement in Quality award criteria.
“Receiving this award marks the beginning of an exciting journey toward excellence,” said Cathy Bergland, AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board Chair. “Congratulations to Guthrie Cortland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for this significant achievement. I encourage you to take some time to celebrate and continue striving for higher levels of quality and performance.”
The 2025 National Quality Award Program is sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members: HealthCap, McKesson, Rosie, Incite Workforce Solutions Powered by SnapCare, and Prevail by First Quality.