Integrace Fairhaven and Bayleigh Chase Communities Named “U.S. News Best Nursing Homes” by U.S. News & World Report

Integrace, a forward-thinking non-profit organization that strives to ignite in all people the passion for meaningful living, announced that two of its communities – Fairhaven in Sykesville, Md. and Bayleigh Chase in Easton, Md., were recently named “U.S. News Best Nursing Homes” by U.S. News & World Report. The Integrace communities are two of 2,000 communities to earn the designation nationwide, and two of just 36 in Maryland.

The announcement was made as U.S. News & World Report released its new Nursing Home Finder tool (http://health.usnews.com/best-nursing-homes), which offers comprehensive information about care, safety, health inspections, staffing and more for nearly every nursing home in the country. To create the resource, U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 homes nationwide, across each state in 100 major metropolitan areas.

Since its inception in 2009, the U.S. News nursing home ratings have relied on data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes. This year, U.S. news updated its methodology to ensure that the designation of Best Nursing Home is given only to those homes that demonstrate appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in national quality measures. To qualify as a Best Nursing Home this year, facilities had to earn an average of 4.5 stars or better during the 12 months of federal reports ending in October 2016 and had to consistently meet certain performance standards set by U.S. News during the period. More detailed information about U.S. News’s updated methodology is available at: http://static.usnews.com/documents/health/nursing-homes/BNH_2016-17_Methodology.pdf.

Both Fairhaven and Bayleigh Chase provide a continuum of innovative services to support both residents and their greater communities, including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation and more. To learn more, please visit http://fairhavenccrc.org/ or http://bayleighchase.org/.

About Integrace

Integrace is a forward-thinking non-profit organization that strives to ignite in all people the passion for meaningful living. Integrace oversees a family of vibrant retirement communities throughout Maryland, including Bayleigh Chase in Easton, Buckingham’s Choice in Adamstown, and Fairhaven in Sykesville. Integrace is also a nationally-recognized leader in the art of dementia care, with the Sykesville-based Copper Ridge community and Integrace Institute, as well as two memory clinics in Easton and Sykesville, serving as catalysts to a profound shift in how we perceive, and relate to, those living with dementia. Integrace communities provide a continuum of services to support both residents and the greater community, including assisted living, skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation and more. Each of these innovative programs focuses on person-centered living, honoring the abilities, possibilities and authenticity of each individual. For more information, please visit Integrace.org.