Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced that Carolina Caring, the community-based nonprofit healthcare provider, has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Standards of Excellence.
CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Carolina Caring 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, Carolina Caring has shown a commitment to excellence,” said Nathan DeGodt, CHAP President and CEO. “We are excited to begin our partnership with Carolina Caring by offering support in its commitment to providing quality care and continuous improvement.”
In addition to a deficiency-free survey and organizational accreditation, Carolina Caring earned CHAP’s “4M’s for Age-Friendly Care Certification”, affirming its dedication to age-appropriate care with an emphasis on Medication, Mind, Mobility, and What Matters to patients. Along with this certification, Carolina Caring’s Cardinal Kids program became the first hospice in North Carolina to receive CHAP’s “Pediatric Care at Home Certification”.
With these credentials, Carolina Caring is excited to further its efforts in providing compassionate, comprehensive palliative medicine and hospice care to the patients and families they serve.
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 Carolina Caring, its services, and its mission to provide compassionate care for patients living with serious illness, please visit the organization’s website, carolinacaring.org or call 828.466.0466.
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, Chief Operating Officer, at 202.467.1701, or teresa.harbour@chapinc.org.
