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RANDOLPH, May 23, 2008 – Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) Commissioner Joan Senecal will visit the Menig Extended Care Facility at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph on May 29 to deliver the nursing home a prestigious award for quality.
At a 3:30-4:30 p.m. gathering of Menig nursing home staff, residents and their families, and hospital officials, Senecal will award Menig the Nursing Home Quality Award and more than $18,000.
The award is based on the results of resident satisfaction surveys, a lack of substantiated complaints, limited deficiencies, low employee turnover and participation in the Gold Star employer program.
For the fourth consecutive year, Menig has also won the Gold Star award from DAIL and the Vermont Health Care Association.
Media are invited to see Senecal present the award and speak to nursing home staff, residents and families about the honor and the quality of care delivered at Menig. Other topics of interest may include the demand for nursing home care in the region, where in particularly Orange County nursing homes are sparse, the population is aging and demand for care is high; Menig’s ability to attract and retain staff; and the facility’s lengthy waiting list.
The details:
What: DAIL Commissioner Joan Senecal recognizes the Menig Extended Care Facility with the Nursing Home Quality Award
When: Thursday, May 29 at 3:30 p.m.
Where: Menig Extended Care Facility at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph
Directions: Take Interstate 89 to exit 4 in Randolph. Turn west onto Route 66 heading past the Mobil station down into Randolph. You’re in the village when the speed limit reduces to 25 mph. Once downtown, go straight (left) through the four-way stop; left at Cumberland Farms and across the bridge; straight through the downtown; over the railroad tracks; and up the hill. The hospital is on your left. Drive past the hospital and left into the entrance marked for “Visitors.” Menig is just inside the visitors’ entrance and to the right.
Contact: Robin Palmer, 728-2284 (work), 728-6026 (home over the holiday weekend). Members of the media: please feel free to call with any questions.