Gillette, Wyo. —
The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center was one of ten Wyoming nursing homes to meet the qualifications of the
Recognition of Quality Achievement Award. The award, presented by
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, recognizes nursing homes for outstanding performance in effectively using
quality assurance performance improvement methodologies to improve care
practices.
Awardees are required to be in good standing with Wyoming’s regulatory
agency for licensing and certification, the Office of Healthcare Licensing
and Survey, and must demonstrate quality improvement successes. This award,
presented during the Wyoming Quality Health Care Conference, also recognized
The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center for strong leadership support
for providing quality care.
“The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center works diligently to
improve the quality of care we provide to our residents,” said Jonnie
Belden, Vice President of Continuing Health Services. “The leadership
team at The Legacy, regardless of the department, relentlessly pursues
our quality measures through rounding, staff education, coaching and evidence
based practice. I am excited to see the outcomes demonstrate even greater
improvement in the next year to come. Our priority is always resident
wellbeing and quality of life. Thank you Mountain Pacific for recognizing
our efforts to provide Excellence Every Day to our residents and families”.
For more information about The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center
quality improvement efforts or about this award, contact Jonni Belden,
Vice President of Continuing Health Services at 307-688-7000 or visit
www.legacywyo.org.
Mountain-Pacific is designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) as the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization
for Wyoming.