National award signifies a formal commitment to continuous improvement in quality care.
[June 30 2025, Atlanta, GA] – The William Breman Jewish Home, part of Jewish HomeLife, 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.
The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program provides a pathway for providers of long term and post-acute care services to journey towards performance excellence. The rigorous three-level process is 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.
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 William Breman Jewish Home may now move forward to the Silver – Achievement in Quality award criteria.
“We are incredibly honored to receive the Bronze award, which is a testament to the passion and dedication of our entire team,” said Jeffrey A. Gopen, CEO of Jewish HomeLife. “In senior care, quality isn’t just a benchmark. It’s a promise to the residents and families who put their trust in us every day. This recognition affirms that quality is always top of mind at The William Breman Jewish Home—quality experience, quality outcomes and quality staff.
The Award Program’s recertification policy stipulates that all Bronze and Silver Quality Award recipients have a limited amount of time to apply for the next progressive award level (Silver or Gold) before being designated as a “past recipient”, a status that requires organizations to reapply for Bronze if it decides to participate in the program again. The William Breman Jewish Home had previously earned the Silver Award in 2020, immediately prior to the pandemic. 2025 is the first year the organization has reapplied since that time, relaunching a journey that originally began in 2018.
“Receiving this award marks the renewal of an exciting journey towards excellence,” said Cathy Bergland, AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Board Chair. “Congratulations to The William Breman Jewish Home for once again achieving this significant milestone.”
The National Quality Awards will be presented during the AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo, October 19-22, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ABOUT THE WILLIAM BREMAN JEWISH HOME
Open to all, The William Breman Jewish Home is the founding community of Jewish HomeLife, a non-profit network of residential communities and at-home care services that supports every stage of aging, from long term care, independent and assisted living to rehabilitation, home care and hospice. For more information visit www.JewishHomeLife.org.
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.
