NEW BERLIN – The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is proud to honor Jeni Demarais, administrator of Chase Health Rehabilitation and Residential Care in New Berlin, as a 2016 recipient of the ACHCA “Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award.”

The award, named in memory of visionary ACHCA member Eli Pick, recognizes administrators whose teams have achieved dimensions of organizational quality that few others have been able to reach. This year, 288 administrators were awarded leadership awards nationally.

Demarais was one of 247 recipients who received the Eli Pick Facility Leadership Award with virtual recognition. This award recognizes the administrator of record who provided leadership throughout the award year. Eligibility is based on three years of skilled nursing facility (SNF) survey data, including the Health, Fire (Life Safety), and Complaint Surveys, as well as top quartile performance on designated Quality Measures. The criteria also included an 80 percent or greater facility occupancy and a three year avoidance of a Special Focus Facility status.