CovenantCare Hospice Accredited in Illinois as CovenantCare at Home Continues Growth
CovenantCare Hospice Granted Community Health Accreditation
Chicago Area Home Health Agency in Compliance with National Standards for Hospice Excellence
Skokie IL — November 28, 2011 — Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc., (CHAP) announced today that CovenantCare Hospice, an additional option for care offered now by CovenantCare at Home of Illinois (CovenantCare), has been awarded CHAP accreditation under the CHAP Hospice Standards of Excellence. This is the second CHAP accreditation for hospice excellence that CovenantCare has been awarded (its Hospice care in Colorado was certified in 2010).
CHAP accreditation demonstrates that CovenantCare and its Hospice Services meet the industry’s highest nationally recognized standards. Rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources, and long-term viability.
“We are very pleased that CovenantCare Hospice chose CHAP accreditation,” said Terry A. Duncombe, CHAP President and CEO. Continued Duncombe, “Voluntarily selecting to achieve CHAP accreditation and meeting our high standards of excellence demonstrates CovenantCare’s commitment to quality. It has been a delight to work with their entire team through the ongoing process of quality improvement to successful certification.”
Joseph Haughney, president of Covenant Care, credits the conscientious and focused hospice team for the successful accreditation. “Kathy Allburn, our Illinois Administrator, has assembled a great, cohesive team,” said Haughney. “They are talented, committed to our mission, and provide the best resources and options to care for our clients.”
Continued Haughney, “We offer routine, general inpatient, and respite hospice care for patients and their families. With this certification for excellence, we have added another element in our comprehensive continuum of care in the Covenant Family of Services.”
About CovenantCare at Home
CovenantCare at Home is a non-profit,Chicagobased, Medicare-certified Home Health, Hospice, and Personal Care (private pay) healthcare provider. It is affiliated with Covenant Retirement Communities (CRC), one of the largest networks of residential communities for seniors in the country. CovenantCare partners with hospitals, physicians, and residential care facilities to provide Medicare–certified, skilled healthcare, personal care and hospice services – with a focus on patient-centered care and teamwork among all medical providers.
CovenantCare’s services are grounded in a 125-year heritage of healthcare services and senior care. For more information about Covenant Care at Home, visit www.CovenantCareatHome.org.
About CHAP
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 5,000 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 andCMSQuality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care.
For more information about CHAP, please visit www.chapinc.org or call 202.862.3413.
Media Contact:
Valerie Budach, CovenantCare at Home
1-773-878-4371 (office); 1-773-850-9952 (mobile)
