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Phoebe Richland's Dementia Care Program Receives The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Excellence in Care Program of Distinction

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Created on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 15:12

The Cottage at Phoebe Richland Health Care Center, Richlandtown, earned the status of The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Excellence in Care Program of Distinction. Phoebe Richland is one of only several care facilities to receive such recognition. Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center's Bridgeways program was the first community in Pennsylvania to receive this distinction in November 2008.

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) developed Excellence of Care to partner with care settings in the establishment of a nationwide standard of excellence in care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. 

AFA's new program assists facilities in reaching the highest standards of care for people with dementia and serves as a resource to caregivers searching for the best facility for their loved ones.

“We are challenging professionals in this field to look at their settings to the nth degree and reach even higher – for what we believe is the gold standard of care,” states Eric J. Hall, founding chief executive officer of AFA who feels passionately about introducing this type of program. 

Mary Kay McMahon, Administrator, Phoebe Richland, submitted The Cottage program for evaluation. “We felt that our Dementia program maintained very high standards for the care and treatment of individuals with advanced stages of dementia.  We wanted to validate this through an evaluation from an organization that is highly regarded and trusted for its dementia expertise & consumer advocacy.”

Mary Kay McMahon, Administrator, Phoebe Richland, submitted The Cottage program for evaluation. 

More information about the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Excellence in Care Program of Distinction can be found at www.excellenceincare.org.

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