SAN PABLO, Calif., March 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creekside Healthcare Center, an 80-bed skilled nursing facility in San Pablo, recently received a prestigious gold designation by the California Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Recognition Program. Health Services Advisory Group, a Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization that is funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is tasked with spearheading the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative in California. The Collaborative is a five-year project that runs through July 31, 2019 and focuses on supporting the adoption of Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement in skilled nursing facilities through collaborative learning and action networks. Each participant facility receives a composite score comprised of 13 long-stay quality measures that represent larger systems within the long-term care setting. Creekside Healthcare Center achieved a composite score which earned the facility a gold designation.
“Creekside Healthcare Center is a model for compassionate care and compassionate leadership,” said Christine Zack, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, for Mariner Health Central, Inc. “Creekside Healthcare Center Administrator, Janet Rotich, has not only led her team to a gold designation from the State, the facility also had a deficiency-free annual survey in 2016, has earned facility of the year twice and has been designated a 5 Star Facility by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In recognition of her achievements, Ms. Rotich earned the American College of Healthcare Administrators Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award in 2015 and a Presidential Award in 2014.”
Ms. Rotich, who has a Master’s Degree from San Francisco State University, stated, “At Creekside, we take a great deal of pride in the quality of care. We love our residents, and I am proud of our team. Creekside is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care in a pleasant, comfortable environment. We focus on the people we serve and the care we provide. We are a family at Creekside Healthcare Center.”
About Mariner Health Central, Inc.
Mariner Health Central, Inc. operates under the trade name Mariner Health Care and provides operational, clinical and administrative support services to skilled nursing facilities in California. Mariner Health Central’s client facilities offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, social and nutritional services, activity programs, and other related services.