Toledo, Ohio — December, 27th 2022 — 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.”
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.
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.
For additional information, contact Tracy Cross MSN, RN at 419-490-6699.
