03/07/2023
We are proud to announce that Care First Home Health has achieved CHAP accreditation. Our team has done a wonderful job! Congratulations team Care First!
On 02/09/2023 Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) announced that Care First Home Health has been awarded CHAP Accreditation under the CHAP Home Health Standards of Excellence.
CHAP Accreditation demonstrates that Care First Home Health 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 First Home Health has shown a commitment to excellence,” said Nathan DeGodt, CHAP President & CEO. “We are excited to begin our partnership with Care First Home Health by offering support in its commitment to providing quality care and continuous improvement.”
Care First Home Health provides a variety of services to patients and their families in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas including the following parishes: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Point Coupee’, Livingston, Iberville and Ascension.
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 www.chapinc.org. For additional information on CHAP, please contact Teresa Harbour, Senior Vice President, Accreditation, at 202.467.1701, or teresa.harbour@chapinc.org.
For additional information, contact Ingrid Foster at 225-767-0095.
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