Fellowship Manor, Whitehall, has been awarded Post-Acute Certification from the Joint Commission.

Fellowship Manor is the only nursing care center in the Lehigh Valley and one of two in Pennsylvania to receive Post-Acute Care Certification from the Joint Commission.

The standards of Post-Acute Care Certification highlight the importance of effective care management with the goal of providing quality and safety of care, treatment and service.

Post-Acute care requirements include:

The use and monitoring of clinical practice guidelines, established or specially developed protocols to guide the provision of post-acute care services;

Documented training that helps staff identify early warning signs of a patient’s change in condition and how to respond to the decline;

Dedicated, qualified and competent staff members responsible for the provision of post-acute care services;

Established communication criteria and processes to facilitate effective transitions in a patient or resident’s care, and

Data collection and performance monitoring relevant to reducing patient re-hospitalization.

“Our employees’ dedication to resident-centered care is at the core of our certification,” said Donna Conley, NHA, Chief Operating Officer of Fellowship Community.

“The Post-Acute Care Certification from the Joint Commission is a nice recognition and source of immense pride for our nursing staff. Achieving the certification reflects Fellowship Community’s commitment to providing the highest quality of care to those we serve,” Conley said.

Fellowship Community is a continuing care retirement community that provides Christ-centered caring for seniors at every stage of life.

Fellowship Courts offer independent living town homes while Fellowship Villa provides independent living apartments. Fellowship Terrace and Fellowship Villa are state-licensed personal care facilities.

Skilled nursing, rehabilitation and long-term care are available at Fellowship Manor, a facility continually accredited with a Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission for quality care and outstanding patient safety.

It has received recognition as a five-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid and the American College of Health Care Administrators Leadership Award for top performing long term care organizations.

Fellowship Manor has been recognized by US News Best Nursing Homes based on health inspections, level of nurse staffing and quality of care for three years in a row and the

Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best for Extended Care for the past two years. Fellowship Community has received the Healthcare Heroes Award as the Nursing Home-Assisted Living Facility of the Year from Lehigh Valley Business for making a significant impact on the quality of healthcare in the Lehigh Valley