The Alliance is pleased to welcome its newest member, Ayah Caregivers for Homecare, LCC, a private care agency in Hingham, Massachusetts.
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Tom Meyer is the Alliance's Membership Coordinator and Webmaster. His email address is tmeyer@thinkhomecare.org.
More News Coverage of Accredited Members, Ctd.
More announcements in local press about members who have received the Alliance’s Agency Accreditation:
…[A] private-pay home care agency, based in Fairhaven and Dartmouth, is among the first in the state to earn accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts…
“We are proud to be in the initial group of home care agencies to promote these accreditation standards that convey Community Nurse & Hospice Care’s commitment to quality,” CEO and President Jane Stankiewicz said. “The peace of mind for our clients is paramount and we are hopeful people will continue to see the advantages of keeping people independent in their homes and communities.”
…Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals’ private-duty home care agency was one of the first organizations in the state to earn accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. The alliance represents 170 home health and elder care agencies across Massachusetts and has created an accreditation protocol to promote quality services, ethical business standards and superior employment practices.
Since Massachusetts does not offer a specific license for private pay home care agencies, the Alliance created a Home Care Agency Accreditation Program in July 2010 to establish operational and quality standards equivalent to licensure in most other states.
Accreditation is only awarded to agencies that meet or exceed all fourteen standards relating to: client rights,
privacy, and complaint procedures; protections against abuse; fair employment practices; caregiver criminal background screening; competency, training and supervision; insurance coverage; and compliance with all applicable federal, state & local laws.
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Spread the Word with Our New Home Care Posters
The Alliance’s 2011 Home Care Posters are now available for order. Handsome and professionally-printed, they’re perfect for display in councils on aging, senior centers, hospitals, doctors offices, Churches, or anywhere people in need of home care might see them!
The posters direct viewers to our website, www.thinkhomecare.org, where they can use our online Find An Agency or our Print Directories to find an agency that suits their needs.
Tens of thousands of people in Massachusetts live independently at home with the help of home care. If your family needs help, our online directory can match you with the agency that best suits your need, whether it’s for care 24 hours a day, or just a few hours a week.
Details:
- Shipped in packages of two, with one poster of each design;
- Posters are full-color and printed on 100-lb, 11 x 17″ cardstock;
- Shipped flat and with an extra cardboard insert so posters are protected and ready to mount the moment they arrive;
- All packages include four self-adhesive, wall-friendly strips for easy mounting and removal.
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2011 Resource Directories Arrive!
More than 2,200 2011 Home Health Resource Directories arrived at the Alliance’s office today. We’ll being mailing out copies over the next few weeks.
The 2011 edition combines thoroughness with ease-of-use to give you the best guide to home care services in Massachusetts. If you’re a nurse, social worker, GCM, or anyone else who needs to find the best home care agency to fit your patient’s needs, this is the one resource you need.
The Resource Directory lists our 189 agencies alphabetically — 15 more than last year — complete with full contact information and a description of the services they offer. It also contains a detailed town-by-town cross reference that lets you find local agencies can provide service to your patient. Sample pages are available here.
New to the 2011 Edition, the Resource Directory explicitly lists which agencies are Medicare Certified and which have received the Alliance’s Agency Accreditation.
You may order copies on our website or by using the form below, or can download an order form to fax back to our office.
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More News Coverage of Accredited Members
Comfort Keepers of MetroWest, South Shore and Cape Cod:
…has hired 50 new caregivers and administrators and expects to hire at a rate of five new employees per week to keep up with increasing demand for in-home senior care services…
In addition to the [improving] economic situation, Mullaney credits the company’s growth in part to their recent accreditation by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. Accreditation for in-home pay care is new to Massachusetts, and Comfort Keepers was among the first pay-for-care organizations to be accredited.
“Accreditation allows Comfort Keepers to be a preferred provider with government agencies. We were just approved by Massachusetts Brain Injury to be a preferred provider as well,” Raquel Mullaney said.
Greater Medford VNA & Additional Care
… is among the first in the state to earn accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
The alliance, which represents 170 home health and elder care agencies across Massachusetts, has created an accreditation protocol to promote quality services, ethical business standards and superior employment practices in an industry that lacks meaningful licensure in the commonwealth of Massachusetts even while it grows in popularity.
“We are proud to be in the initial group of home care agencies to promote these accreditation standards that convey Greater Medford VNA and Additional Care’s commitment to quality,” said the agency’s CEO Marie Knasas. “The peace of mind for our clients is paramount and we are hopeful people will continue to see the advantages of keeping people independent in their homes and communities.”
…has expanded its Massachusetts service area to cover Martha’s Vineyard and the South Coast. Personal care and support services will be provided from Bayada’s Falmouth, service office to clients in Martha’s Vineyard and the Upper Cape (Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, and Sandwich), and South Coast (Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, and New Bedford).
“We’re thrilled to be able to provide even more people with Bayada’s high quality home health care services, which are delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability,” said Neal O’Brien, director of Bayada’s Falmouth office….
Each Bayada Nurses Massachusetts office, including Falmouth, is accredited by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts and the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP).
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HCA Welcomes New Member: Art of Care Home Health Services
The Alliance is pleased to welcome its newest member, Art of Care Home Health Services, a private care agency in Allston, Massachusetts.
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HCA Welcomes New Member: Home Instead Senior Care of Boston North
The Alliance is pleased to welcome its newest member, Home Instead Senior Care of Boston North, a private care agency in Melrose, Massachusetts.
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HCA Welcomes New Member: Cape Cod Senior Home Helpers
The Alliance is pleased to welcome its newest member, Cape Cod Senior Home Helpers, a private care agency in South Dennis, Massachusetts.
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Home Care? Yes, There is an App for That!
The WSJ profiles four of the best caregiver applications available for your smartphones that allow you to check for common allergies, track care, make appointments, and a host of other functions.
Best of all, some are available at no charge.
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Listen to the Free Excellence in Therapy Forum from Delta Health Tech
Initial Findings from the Delta National Excellence in Therapy Forum
Close to 100 of home care’s leading therapists, all either appointed or nominated by their state associations, participated in an intensive, highly focused effort to generate tips and guidelines that can be shared with the homecare industry.
The Webinar outlined some of the key tips and strategies produced at the Delta National Excellence in Therapy Forum to assist you, your leadership team and your agency clinicians with the care you provide to your patients.
Homecare providers who were unable to attend the Webinar may view a free recording and download the Webinar handout at www.deltatherapies.com/webinar.html. Approximately 45 minutes.
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