THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, February 22, 2019 Page 13 Three Chelsea Jewish Lifecare residences awarded CMS Five-Star Quality Rating Highest possible rating for all three greater Boston nursing homes C HELSEA AND PEABODY – For the second consecutive year, three Chelsea Jewish Lifecare (CJL) skilled nursing facilities have received the prestigious Five-Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This designation reflects the highest number of stars allotted to a skilled nursing facility. Currently, there are a select number of nursing homes that have been awarded this distinction. “We are pleased that all our skilled nursing residences have once again been recognized as being among the top nursing homes not only in Massachusetts, but throughout the country,” states Chelsea Jewish Lifecare President Adam Berman. “Earning this Five-Star designation is a testament to our skilled and compassionate staff, our strong commitment to excellence and our dedication as an organization to provide the highest caliber of care possible.” The CJL homes include the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home sidered well above average quality. Adds CJL’s Berman, “In reality, we work very hard, day in and day out, to achieve and maintain these five-star ratings. We are so proud of our staff at each of the three residences.” in Chelsea, the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody, and the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, which is the country’s first urban model Green House® skilled nursing facility. These residences offer both short-term rehabilitation services and long-term comprehensive care. To receive a five-star rating, nursing homes are judged by Rep. Vincent promoted to ViceChair of House Bonding Committee, appointed to two key committees B OSTON – Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop) recently announced committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative session, and is extremely proud of his diverse leadership team. He was pleased to promote State Representative RoseLee Vincent (D-Revere) to serve as Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets. The Committee is tasked with considering all matters providing for the giving, loaning or pledging of the credit of the Commonwealth. The Speaker also appointed Vincent to serve on the Joint Committees on Marijuana Policy and Revenue. “Vice-Chair Vincent is a thoughtful legislator who is dedicated to the needs and priorities of her district, and I’m proud that she will help to lead our bonding committee,” said Speaker DeLeo. “I’m looking forward to a productive legislative session with the House team of dedicated and hard-working members.” “I want to thank Speaker DeLeo for placing his trust and confidence in me to serve as Vice-Chair of this important committee, and I look forward to working with the Speaker, Chairman Tony Cabral and the other members of the committee to craft legislation that will provide a roadmap for critical capital investments across the Commonwealth,” said Vincent. “I am very excited for this opportunity, and eager to get started.” She continued, “Though I look forward to these new challenges, I will continue to be a staunch advocate for environmental issues facing my district and our state because the most important gifts we can leave our children and grandchildren are clean air, safe waters and an overall healthy environment. The Sixteenth Suffolk District is home to America’s First Public Beach, the Rumney Marsh, and the Saugus, Pines and Chelsea Rivers – all natural resources that are integral to the very fabric of the communities I represent. I look forward to continuing my work as House Chair of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and as an overall supporter of environmental stewardship.” three components. Health inspections are one means of evaluating a residence. The rating is based on information from the last three years of onsite inspections, including both standard surveys and complaint surveys. Secondly, a rating is given based on staffing, which details information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by nursing staff and other healthcare providers. The final category involves quality measures, which includes data on how well nursing homes are caring for their residents’ physical and clinical needs. Today the five-star rating system has become a critical tool for the public to measure the quality and performance of a skilled nursing facility. Nursing homes with five stars are conAbout Chelsea Jewish Lifecare CJL, a highly respected leader in senior living, employs over 2,000 people and provides care to over 100 individuals daily, with campuses in Chelsea, Peabody and Longmeadow, Mass. CJL (www.chelseajewish.org) is redefining senior care and reenvisioning what life should be like for those living with disabling conditions. The eldercare community includes a wide array of skilled and shortterm rehab residences, ALSand MS-specialized care residences, traditional and specialized assisted living options, memory care, independent living, adult day health, aging life care, home care and hospice agencies that deliver customized and compassionate care. Cambridge Health Alliance Names Brian Herrick, MD, Chief Information Officer C AMBRIDGE – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), an academic community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metronorth region, has named Brian Herrick, MD, as its new chief information officer. Dr. Herrick, who has served in various IT leadership roles at CHA since 2010, has more than 15 years of management experience in the health care delivery and IT environments. Dr. Herrick most recently served as CHA’s chief medical information officer, a position he has held since 2012. As the senior physician responsible for overseeing the organization’s IT collaboration with patients, clinicians, operations, quality, compliance and researchers, he has played an essential part in improving patient quality and provider satisfaction. He has led CHA’s optimization and implementation of clinical information systems to ensure they support patient care, quality measure reporting and operational processes. His accomplishments include launching a number of new features in CHA’s MyChart patient portal, which gives patients active in the system better control to manage their health, and guiding CHA through the many stages of Meaningful Use Brian Herrick, MD, chief information officer at Cambridge Health Alliance. incentive programs. Dr. Herrick has also worked with regional healthcare leaders to create a standard in CHA’s electronic medical record to promote inter-organizational information exchange to benefit patient care. “As a family medicine physician and informatics leader, Dr. Herrick has a keen understanding of CHA’s operational, clinical and technical needs,” said CHA CEO Patrick Wardell. “He will provide compassionate and innovative leadership in support of our mission to improve the health of our communities.” Dr. Herrick completed his medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School, family medicine residency at the University of Rochester, a fellowship in faculty development at the University of California at San Francisco and a certificate in biomedical informatics from Oregon Health and Science University. He completed his board certification in clinical informatics in 2017. CHA is an academic community health system committed to providing high-quality care in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston’s metro-north communities. CHA has expertise in primary care, specialty care and mental health/substance use services, as well as caring for diverse and complex populations. It includes three hospital campuses, a network of primary care and specialty practices and the Cambridge Public Health Dept. CHA patients have seamless access to advanced care through the system’s affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. CHA is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine. For more information, visit www.challiance.org.
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