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Highlighting Excellence During National Nursing Home Week ◄

May 13-19 is National Nursing Home Week, a week to honor the aged and disabled and the dedicated staff who care for them. In celebration of this week, we are highlighting a major achievement by one of Kindred’s long-term care facilities. In 2011, Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation – Mountain Valley was the gold recipient of [...]

Honoring National Hospital Week by Noting Recent Successes ◄

National Hospital Week, a celebration of hospital history, technology and staff, is May 6-12. So this seems like the perfect time to recognize some of the Kindred Healthcare Hospital Division’s recent successes. Over the last several years, Kindred’s Hospital Division has been working diligently to reduce acute care hospital readmissions. “Once patients have been transferred [...]

Kindred Nurse Garners State Recognition for Her Work ◄

In honor of National Nurses Day, held May 6th to celebrate nurses’ contributions to the health care field, we’d like to share a story about how one of Kindred’s nurses received statewide recognition for her work in nursing. In April of 2011, Paula Curran, RN, BSN, HFA, Compliance Officer, Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation – [...]

A Young Patient Shares Her Story of Post-flu Recovery at Kindred ◄

Editor’s Note: Due to the late onset of winter, flu continues to show up in communities across the United States. In December of 2009, 24-year-old Sarah Flack was admitted to Kindred Hospital-San Francisco Bay Area following a five-week stay at another hospital where she had been battling H1N1. “I moved to Kindred because my parents [...]

Occupational Therapy as a Career ◄

Demand for occupational therapists continues to increase as the American population ages. “The skills that are needed in every occupational therapy setting will only increase with the demand,” says Jeanna Conder, MBA, OTR/L, Director, Clinical Operations, RehabCare. To help meet the increasing need for skilled occupational therapists, RehabCare has developed a Clinical Ladder program for [...]

Recent Advances in Occupational Therapy ◄

Editors Note: April is National OT Month. You can learn more about Occupational Therapy from the American Occupational Therapists Association (AOTA). Next week we will bring you a story about OT as a career option. Occupational therapists work with patients on day-to-day activities designed to improve their ability to function independently. “Occupational therapists use a variety [...]

Medical Advisory Boards Help Kindred Improve Quality of Patient Care ◄

Kindred Healthcare’s medical advisory boards provide valuable information that helps Kindred keep up with current trends in medicine and improve patient care. “We have two types of medical advisory boards,” says Sally Brooks M.D, Vice President, Physician and Medical Development, Kindred Healthcare. “Each of our three divisions—Hospital, Nursing Center, and RehabCare—has an advisory board. In [...]

Are You At Risk for Diabetes? ◄

In 2011, the American Diabetes Association encouraged Americans to “Join the Million Challenge” and more than 600,000 people took the Diabetes Risk Test. On March, 27, 2012, the Association will aim to top that number, inspiring people to take the all-new Diabetes Risk Test, as well as to share the test with everyone they care [...]

Investing in Our People ◄

For the fourth consecutive year Kindred Healthcare has been named one of the Most Admired Healthcare Companies by Fortune Magazine. We are all proud of our good reputation, but this designation is a direct result of the dedication and hard work our clinicians and caregivers provide each day. We work hard to attract and retain [...]

Operational Success Through Partnership with Acute Care Providers: A Guide for Initiating Joint Quality Committees ◄

Chief Medical Officer, Kindred Nursing Centers Kindred Healthcare Executive Director Shelly Szarek-Skodny, Director of Clinical Operations Leslie Vajner and local Medical Director Dr. Michael Felver from Cleveland will be giving an exciting presentation at American Medical Directors Association or AMDA this year on the nuts and bolts of how to set up a Joint Quality Committee and [...]