Care Seniors LLC awarded CHAP Accreditation
Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced today that Care Seniors has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Home Health Standards of Excellence. By achieving CHAP Accreditation, Care Seniors has also been deemed to meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and is certified as a Medicare provider.
CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Care Seniors meets the industry’s highest nationally recognized
standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and
products, human and financial resources and long-term viability. Simply stated, adherence to CHAP’s
standards leads to better quality care.
“By achieving CHAP Accreditation, Care Seniors has shown a commitment to excellence,” said Nathan
DeGodt, CHAP President and CEO. “We are excited to begin our partnership with Care Seniors by
offering support in its commitment to providing quality care and continuous improvement.”
“This is a great accomplishment for our agency,” Says Ali Osman, CEO of Care Seniors. “The staff work very hard to provide the best quality care to our patients. It was a team effort by all the staff at Care Seniors preparing for CHAP accreditation and I am very proud of them all, Whereas the CHAP accreditation for our agency speaks volumes to our quality outcomes and process focus, it also creates the foundational underpinnings which drive value to our patients and their families. Our strategic intent, ‘to do home care, better than it has been done before,’” Ali continues, “is further validated by this accreditation and continues to differentiate the care given to patients and families by our outstanding staff of clinicians.”
About Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc.
CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care
organizations. Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in
community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 9,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide. Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice and home medical equipment services, to determine if they meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care.
For more information about the CHAP accreditation process, please visit the CHAP website at https://
chapinc.org. For additional information on CHAP, please contact Teresa Harbour, Senior Vice President
of Accreditation, at 202.467.1701, or teresa.harbour@chapinc.org.
About Care Seniors LLC
Care Seniors offers a full range of services, including help transitioning from the hospital or sub-acute rehab facility to home, recovering from an injury, surgery or illness, and allows patients to remain independent at home. Care Seniors provides a variety of home health care services to patients and their families in Lucas, Ottawa, Wood, Fulton, Henry Counties and surrounding areas.
For additional information about Care Seniors visit https://careseniorsllc.com/, or contact the Director of Nursing Tracy Cross MSN, RN at 419-490-6699.
