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ECF earns 10th Schoonover award |
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July 31, 2017 |
Boundary Community Hospital is proud to announce
that its Extended Care Facility and Nursing Home
has been recognized by the State of Idaho with
its 10th L. Jean Schoonover Award for Excellence
in Caring.
This year the facility received the Gold Award,
distinguished by having an average Health
Inspection rating of 4.6 to 5.0 (the highest
rating). Recipients of the award must
demonstrate a dedication and commitment to
providing the highest quality of care to the
residents they serve.
Boundary County Nursing Home and Kindred Nursing
and Rehab in Mountain Valley are the only two
Gold Award winners in 2017.
“This is an excellent example of the quality of
care that our hospital and extended care
facility employees are providing to the
community, especially those that need long term
and skilled nursing care,” said Boundary
Community Hospital CEO Craig Johnson. “The focus
is on the residents, making their environment
more home-like, and finding and keeping staff
that emphasizes the quality of care they
provide.”
Under the guiding hand of Director of Nursing
Tami Corsi, RN, the Extended Care Facility has
started an initiative to make the residents feel
more at home. Her hands-on leadership style and
caring culture have allowed the staff to focus
on care rather than procedures and schedules.
Working with Valerie Strugar, Nutrition Services
Manager, Corsi has been a change catalyst
recently by focusing on the Restorative Sleep
Vitality Program to allow residents to get more
natural sleep by adjusting meal times and
expanding food choices, as well as expanding
activities.
“The entire staff, both medical and non-medical,
is committed to quality patient care and caring
about the people of Boundary County,
continuously making a conscious effort to
improve our services," said Chief Nursing
Officer Tari Yourzek. "Their attitude toward a
culture of quality is reflected in their efforts
to stay ahead of standards of care, setting an
example for other small rural hospitals and
nursing homes. Quality healthcare can be defined
as providing best practice care with the most
up-to-date resources by empathetic and caring
staff.”
The Extended Care Facility and Nursing Home at
Boundary Community Hospital is a licensed
skilled nursing home with a physician on staff
to supervise each resident’s care providing both
long-term and rehabilitative or short-term
residency. The highly-skilled staff understands
and specializes in long-term care, bringing a
special nurturing atmosphere that can be felt
every day throughout the facility. |
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