Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care Receives Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Certification from the American Heart Association
Scottsville, Ky. (05/07/25) – Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care has earned the Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Certification offered by the American Heart Association®, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health. The certification provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating skilled nursing facilities against the American Heart Association’s rigorous science-based requirements for heart failure (HF) patients, including program management, patient and caregiver education and support, care coordination, clinical management and quality improvement. Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care is the only skilled nursing facility in the state of Kentucky to receive this certification.
“We are deeply honored to be awarded the American Heart Association Skilled Nursing Facility Heart Failure Certification,” said Jacque Woodward, Administrator of Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care. “This recognition reflects the unwavering commitment of our team at Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care to deliver the highest standard of care to our residents. Through their expertise, dedication, and compassion, our staff has achieved a remarkable milestone becoming the first skilled nursing facility in Kentucky to receive this prestigious certification.”
Nearly 1 in 4 patients with heart failure return within 30 days of discharge and approximately half are readmitted within 6 months, but about one quarter of readmissions may be preventable. This certification supports facilities efforts to stop preventable readmissions.
“Participation in this certification benefits the patient and the facility by standardizing care practices,” said Cory Woods, DNP, MHA, MSN, RN, volunteer chair of the American Heart Association’s Quality Certification Business Management Committee and assistant chief clinical officer at Rockport Healthcare Services in Los Angeles, California. “When there are clear processes during every phase of care, patients have the best opportunity for positive outcomes.”
To be eligible for this certification, the facility must be in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and implement a heart failure program that uses a standardized method of delivering clinical care based on current evidence-based guidelines. Learn more about this certification and others at www.Heart.org/CertifiedCare.