National award signifies a formal commitment to continuous improvement in quality care.
Wilton, CT – The Greens at Cannondale has been recognized as a 2025 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) for its commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care. This distinction is the first of three progressive award levels through the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program. The Program honors providers across the nation that have demonstrated their dedication to enhancing the quality of care for our nation’s elders and individuals with disabilities.
Ellen Casey, Senior Executive Director, gives credit for this award to all the residents and staff of The Greens at Cannondale. “The team at The Greens has risen to the top of Senior Living Communities in the area through the excellent care and services they provide. The Baldrige Quality Award is a testament to that commitment to quality.”
The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program is a rigorous three-level process reviewed and evaluated by trained experts against a set of nationally recognized standards for organizational excellence. The standards of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program help organizations achieve superior performance over time to improve the quality of life and care of long term care residents.
Providers begin the quality improvement journey at the Bronze level, where they develop an organizational profile detailing among other elements their vision, mission, key customers, and key strengths and challenges. Bronze applicants must demonstrate the use of a performance improvement system. Trained examiners review each application to determine if a center has met the demands of the criteria. As a recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality award, The Greens at Cannondale may now move forward to the Silver – Achievement in Quality award criteria.
“Receiving this award marks the beginning of an exciting journey towards excellence,” said Cathy Bergland, AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board Chair. “Congratulations to The Greens at Cannondale for this significant achievement. I encourage you to take some time to celebrate and continue striving for higher levels of quality and performance.”
The National Quality Awards will be presented during Delivering Solutions 25, the AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo, October 19-22, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 2025 National Quality Award Program is sponsored by AHCA/NCAL Associate Business Members: HealthCap, McKesson, Rosie, Incite Workforce Solutions Powered by SnapCare, and Prevail by First Quality.
ABOUT THE GREENS AT CANNONDALE
The Greens at Cannondale is a privately owned, 141-apartment assisted living community located in Wilton, Connecticut, the heart of Fairfield County. Our 13- acre grounds are beautiful., we work in partnership with Wilton Meadows, our Skilled Nursing and Acute Rehabilitation Center and are located adjacent to a 7-acre open space that includes town recreation fields that are used regularly by the active Wilton community. The Greens is known for promoting the arts with opportunities to enjoy performances from artists of all genres and to participate in creating art through various media. The Greens offers a robust Home Care Model for residents with daily presence of nurse practitioners and physicians with Homecare and Hospice Nurses, Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists on site. We schedule outside appointments for residents and provide transportation. We also provide weekly on-site behavioral health services, beautician, massage therapy, art therapy, pet therapy, music therapy and volunteers of all ages.
ABOUT AHCA/NCAL
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represents more than 15,000 non-profit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers, and homes for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. By delivering solutions for quality care, AHCA/NCAL aims to improve the lives of the millions of frail, elderly and individuals with disabilities who receive long term or post-acute care in our member facilities each day. For more information, please visit www.ahcancal.org.
