News & Events

Serving as a resource for healthcare news, you’ll find the most current information related to the senior healthcare industry. We also provide update of news articles, press releases, events and announcements specific to the Golden Living family of companies.

Golden Living Media Coverage

• Evansville Association for the Blind receives $500 grant from Golden LivingCenter

  Nov. 18, 2009

  The Evansville Association for the Blind has received a $500 grant from Golden Living Woodbridge, a long-term health care and rehabilitation center. Judy Kerth, Woodbridge admissions coordinator, said the business gives a grant to a local organization every year. She said employees were moved by a "Community comment" column about the association published in the Courier & Press in September.

  The following article is provided courtesy of the Evansville Courier & Press

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• Volunteers have essential role in hospice care

  Nov. 17, 2009

  Jamie Wagner, 56, Exeter Township, got in a comfortable position to push 91-year-old Lena Snyder's wheelchair. Suddenly, there were smiles and laughter as if the duo were off to the races or at a night at the opera or simply up to some monkey business. Jamie Wagner, Exeter Township, is a hospice volunteer who regularly visits Lina Snyder, 91, at Golden Living in Exeter Township. They share a laugh as they make their rounds around the nursing facility.

  The following article is provided courtesy of the Reading Eagle

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Latest Golden Living Press Releases

• Dr. Avery appointed Chair of the AHCA Quality Committee

  Nov. 20, 2009

  Fort Smith, AR - James Avery, M.D., Golden Living's Chief Medical Officer, has been appointed Chairman of the American Health Care Association's Quality Improvement Committee. The newly elected AHCA Chairman, Robert Van Dyk, has appointed Dr. Avery to the position, which runs from 2010 through 2011

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• AseraCare Home Health Now Serving Atlanta

  Oct. 16, 2009

  ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2009 — AseraCare Home Health of Atlanta announced that it is now offering comprehensive home health services to the residents of DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties in Georgia — including skilled nursing and specialized rehabilitation therapy.

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• AseraCare Hospice Earns Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) Recognition For Excellent Operations and Services

  Oct. 08, 2009

  Delafield, Wisconsin, October 8, 2009 — AseraCare Hospice is pleased to announce its “Accreditation with Commendation for Excellence in Hospice Services” by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP).

  CHAP is an independent and non-profit accrediting organization created in 1965 to improve the quality of community-based health care services.

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• Seniors, Staff and Family Members Walked More than 23,816 miles During Aegis Therapies’ First Nationwide Walk Your Age Events

  Oct. 05, 2009

  Delafield, Wisconsin, October 5, 2009 — To celebrate Active Aging Week© September 21-27, Aegis Therapies hosted their first ever Walk Your Age event on Monday, September 21. With over 550 participating facilities, the event was a huge success. Close to twenty thousand participants walked an astounding 50 million steps or 23,816 miles. The nationwide series of events were held in conjunction with Golden LivingCenters and other nursing homes and assisted living facilities serviced by Aegis Therapies.

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• Kathy Holland named Statewide Administrator of the Year by the South Dakota Health Care Association.

  Sep. 30, 2009

  Fort Smith, AK - Kathy Holland, Executive Director of Golden LivingCenter - Milbank in Milbank, South Dakota, was recently named the Administrator of the Year by the South Dakota Health Care Association. Kathy has been with Golden Living since 2006 when it acquires Beverly Enterprises, Inc., and for 22 years prior to that with Beverly Enterprieses, Inc.  She has served as the Executive Director at Milbank for the past 11 years.

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• Candace Parker named the Statewide Administrator of the Year by the Missouri Health Care Association.

  Sep. 18, 2009

  Candace Parker, Executive Director of Golden LivingCenter - Pin Oaks in Mexico, Missouri, was recently named the Statewide Administrator of the Year by the Missouri Health Care Association. Candace first won the Administrator of the Year Award for her district, and later went on to receive the highly coveted Statewide Administrator award.

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• Al Barber of Golden Living is President-Elect for The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

  Aug. 20, 2009

  Fort Smith, Ark., August 20, 2009 — The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) has announced that Al Barber, a Director of Pharmacy Services for Golden Living, has been elected to the position of President-Elect. He also becomes a member of the Executive Committee.

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• Golden Living Receives 60 Prestigious AHCA/NCAL Quality Awards in 2009

  Jul. 30, 2009

  FORT SMITH, Ark., July 30, 2009 — 60 Golden LivingCenters have been selected by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) as recipients of the AHCA/NCAL Step I and II Quality Awards this year. To be selected for one of the independently judged awards, nursing homes must show an extraordinary ongoing commitment to quality care for their residents, as measured against specific criteria.

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• Aegis Therapies’ Schram appointed to International Council on Active Aging Advisory Board

  Jul. 20, 2009

  DELAFIELD, Wis., July 20, 2009 — The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) appointed Martha Schram to serve on its Advisory Board for a two-year term. Schram is President of Aegis Therapies, one of the largest contract rehabilitation companies in the country, with operations at more than 1

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• Golden Living Completes Sale of 13 Arkansas Nursing Homes to Capital SeniorCare Ventures

  Jul. 02, 2009

  Fort Smith, Ark., July 1, 2009 — Golden Living has completed the previously announced sale of 13 LivingCenters and one independent living facility in Arkansas to affiliates of Capital SeniorCare Ventures, LLC, a Maryland-based company affiliated with Capital Funding Group, Inc., that owns nursing

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• Beckler Appointed as Vice Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee for HCAF

  Jun. 04, 2009

  Fort Smith, Ark. - Jeanne Beckler, Regional Vice President of Clinical Operations for AseraCare Home Health in Florida, was recently appointed to serve as the Vice Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF). "This prestigious appointment is an honor

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• John Derr Appointed to HHS Committee Advising on Implementation of Health IT

  Jun. 04, 2009

  Fort Smith, Ark. - John Derr, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Strategic Officer of Golden Living, has been appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services to the Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee. This is one of two new federal advisory committees

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