Spring Hills, with 28 post-acute care, assisted living and memory care facilities in seven states, is looking to grow its footprint in the post-acute care sector. 

The company announced Wednesday that it will be taking over operations at five more post-acute care facilities in New Jersey with three more in the works.

All eight post-acute care facilities had been previously operated by Atrium Health & Senior Living.

Now officially Spring Hills communities, the five former Atrium post-acute care facilities have seen systematic and comprehensive improvements since Spring Hills became involved with them in 2018, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five Star-Quality Ratings System.

Each saw its ratings consistently raised, including for health inspections, staffing and quality, as Spring Hills aims to continue this trend and do the same at the three additional facilities the company is slated to close on later this year.

Spring Hills already manages the three additional post-acute care facilities.

“We saw a social imperative consistent with our mission to transform these facilities to provide exceptional care for New Jersey patients in need,” Alex Markowits, Founder and President/CEO of Spring Hills, said in the press release. “We are committed to continuing to elevate the quality of care and patient experience in our post-acute care centers in order to rank among the highest in our industry.”

While the CMS rating system has received criticism in the past for not accurately portraying care quality and safety on the individual facility level, Spring Hills remains committed to the system.

Every post-acute care center employee at Spring Hills carries a “culture card” that serves as a reminder of the metrics it uses to measure performance and quality.

“Our centers are sought after for post-hospital care,” Jason Hutchens, Senior Vice President of Operations, Post Acute Care, for Spring Hills, said in the press release. “We are fully focused on continuing to elevate care and deliver on our promise of excellence to patients, regional medical systems, healthcare providers and physician groups.”

Committed to improving care and collaboration among management and clinical teams, Spring Hills uses veteran administrators to take charge of each post-acute care facility it operates and improve quality ratings.

Their leadership and expertise have become something that Spring Hills patients and regional medical partners seek out.

With the market for nursing homes showing no signs of slowing, some have speculated that regional consolidation is on the horizon for the skilled nursing industry and with Spring Hills taking over, an already familiar name is expected to get a little bigger in the Garden State.

Now officially part of Spring Hills includes Post Acute Care of Princeton, Post Acute Care of Matawan, Post Acute Care of Hamilton, Post Acute Care of Woodbury and Post Acute Care of Livingston with Post Acute Care of Wayneview, Post Acute Care of Wayne and Post Acute Care of Park Ridge on the way.