Vermont Business MagazineGifford Health Care’sMenig Nursing Homein Randolph Center has an overallFive-Star ratingfrom the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to the latest reports published by the federal agency. Created to “to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare nursing homes more easily and to help identify areas about which [they] may want to ask questions,” the CMSrating systempublishes reports on theNursing Home Comparepage atmedicare.gov. The most recent ratings incorporate data reported throughSeptember30.
“This CMS Five-Star rating is a reflection of the commitment to excellence demonstrated daily by the providers and staff at Menig Nursing Home,” said Gifford President and CEO Dan Bennett. “Their dedication to providing high-quality care for our residents is unsurpassed, and gives the families and caregivers of our residents peace of mind.”
In addition to the Five-Star rating, Menig earneddeficiency-free surveysfrom CMS after a site visit earlier this year. The results made Menig the first nursing home in Vermont to complete a deficiency-free survey under new federal nursing home requirements.
Menig Nursing Home is located atMorgan OrchardsSenior Living Community, which also includesStrode Independent Living. The facilities are led by Ursula Margazano, executive director of the community and Menig administrator. Under Margazano’s leadership, Gifford continues to develop and expand services and support to meet the needs of aging community members in Randolph and surrounding towns in Orange and Windsor counties.
Gifford is a community hospital in Randolph, Vt., with family health centers in Berlin, Bethel, Chelsea, Randolph, Rochester, and White River Junction; and specialty services throughout central Vermont. A Federally Qualified Health Center and a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the country, Gifford is a full-service hospital with a 24-hour emergency department and inpatient unit; many surgical services; a day care; two adult day programs; and the 30-bed Menig Nursing Home, which was named byU.S. News & World Reportas one of the best 39 nursing homes in the country in 2012. The Birthing Center, established in 1977, was the first in Vermont to offer an alternative to traditional hospital-based deliveries, and continues to be a leader in midwifery and family-centered care.Thehospital’s mission is to improve individuals’ and community health by providing and assuring access to affordable, high-quality health care in Gifford’s service area.
Source: Gifford.morganorchards.com