Congratulations to the 22 VHCA-VCAL members who earned a 2025 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award, the first of three levels in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program!

• 11 nursing centers and 11 assisted living communities earned this prestigious honor.
• Nationwide this year, 486 skilled nursing centers, 129 assisted living communities, and 38 combined SNF/AL providers from 46 states achieved the Bronze Award.

2025 Bronze Quality Award recipients:

Aarondale Retirement Community
Alexandria Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Autumn Care of Mechanicsville
Bickford of Chesapeake
Bickford of Chesterfield
Bickford of Spotsylvania
Bickford of Suffolk
Bickford of Virginia Beach
Chelsea Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Coliseum Park Convalescent & Rehab Center
Forest Health & Rehab Center
Friendship Assisted Living, Inc.
Hillsville Rehab & Health Care Center
Joseph C. Thomas Center
Lancashire Convalescent & Rehab Center
Monroe Health & Rehab
Rocky Mount Rehab & Healthcare Center
Stratford Rehabilitation Center
The Hidenwood Retirement Community
The Oaks
Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay (SNF)
Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay (AL)

“We commend this year’s recipients for taking this important first step on their quality journey,” said Clif Porter, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL. “Their commitment to continuous improvement and resident-centered care reflects the heart of our mission and lays a strong foundation for future excellence.”

“Embarking on the Quality Award journey is an important and commendable choice,” said LaShuan Bethea, executive director of NCAL. “These recipients have demonstrated that they are ready to grow, learn, and lead with purpose—qualities that are essential to improving all aspects of the lives of our residents. We congratulate the 2025 Bronze recipients, and we are excited to see where this path takes them.”

About the awards: The AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program has three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

• Providers begin the quality improvement process at the Bronze level, where they demonstrate a clear understanding of their organization’s mission, vision, and core values—who they are and what matters most to them. They also highlight the use of a performance improvement system that supports ongoing evaluation and helps refine their processes to achieve their goals.
• An esteemed group of trained examiners review each application to determine if the organization has met the demands of the award criteria.
• Recipients of the Bronze Award can now begin to work towards earning the Silver Award level.

A list of all the 2025 Bronze recipients is available on the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award website. AHCA/NCAL will announce the recipients of this year’s Silver Award at the end of June, and the Gold Award recipients in August.

• The 2025 National Quality Award Recipients will be recognized during the Elevating Excellence Awards Ceremony at AHCA/NCAL’s Convention & Expo: Delivering Solutions 25, in Las Vegas, NV on October 21.