Five Catholic Charities NH skilled nursing facilities were named 2026 recipients of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).

The recognized facilities are Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Manchester), St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Manchester), St. Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Dover), St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Laconia), and Warde Senior Living (Windham).

The prestigious national award recognizes long-term and post-acute care providers that demonstrate a strong commitment to quality care, organizational excellence, and continuous improvement. The Bronze Award is the first of three levels within AHCA/NCAL’s National Quality Award Program, one of the nation’s leading performance improvement initiatives for senior care providers.

To earn the distinction, each facility underwent a rigorous review process and was evaluated on areas including leadership, planning, staff engagement, and resident care.

“To have five facilities recognized in the same year is a tremendous accomplishment,” said Alain Bernard, Assistant Vice President of Healthcare Services for Catholic Charities NH. “This recognition belongs to our staff. They come to work every day committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care for our residents. We are continually inspired by the difference they make in the lives of our residents and their families.”

All five facilities will be formally recognized during the 2026 AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo in Boston this October.

The recognition is the latest in a series of honors earned by Catholic Charities NH healthcare communities, which provide short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, memory care, assisted living, and independent living services for older adults throughout New Hampshire. Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report named Warde Senior Living among the nation’s top-performing providers of short-term rehabilitation and St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center among the nation’s top providers of long-term care. Additionally, St. Ann, St. Francis, St. Teresa, Warde Senior Living, and St. Vincent Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Berlin) received 2026 Customer Experience Awards from Activated Insights, a national benchmark for customer satisfaction in senior care.