Center Also Named an IHA ‘Age-Friendly Health System’
Members of the Providence Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center leadership and care teams
YEADON, Pa. (Oct. 14, 2026) – Providence Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Yeadon has achieved the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living’s (AHCA/NCAL’s) prestigious Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents. In tandem, the center was recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).
AHCA/NCAL, the nation’s largest industry association, represents more than 15,000 long-term care facilities. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program is a rigorous three-level process in which organizations are reviewed and evaluated by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for excellence. The program helps organizations achieve superior performance over time, ultimately enhancing the quality of care and quality of life for their residents.
“Earning AHCA/NCAL’s sought-after Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award and IHI’s Age-Friendly Health System honor reflects Providence’s dedication to providing transformative skilled nursing care,” said Celeste Foltz, regional director of market development at Marquis Health Consulting Services, which supports Providence. “We congratulate the team on these well-deserved recognitions.”
As a Bronze award recipient, Providence Rehab & Healthcare can move on to the second level of the program, the Silver – Achievement in Quality Award. Located at 600 South Wycombe Avenue on the Mercy Fitzgerald campus, Providence Rehab & Healthcare provides post-hospital care, short-term rehab and long-term residential care. More information on Providence can be found at provrehab.com.
Marquis Health Consulting Services provides administrative consulting services to 112 skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities along the Eastern Seaboard. The hands-on, third-generation family-owned company’s “Care, anew” philosophy supports its mission to help clients transform industry processes, mindsets and outcomes. In 2026, nearly two dozen Marquis-serviced clients achieved the AHCA/NCAL Bronze Quality Award.
“Marquis is a respected, long-time member of our Association, and we are grateful its leadership continues to provide guidance, resources and encouragement for the pursuit of excellence,” said Clif Porter, AHCA/NCAL president and CEO. “In turn, the skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities Marquis supports are upholding and improving quality within our profession.” AHCA/NCAL represents non-profit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers, and homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Established in 1991, IHI is a leading, not-for-profit health care improvement organization. Its Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence framework focuses on care that is guided by an essential set of evidence-based practices across the 4Ms (What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility), causes no harm, and is consistent with what matters to the older adult and their family.
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