Why is Accreditation Important?
When seeking services from a home care company, one must ask the question, “Are all home care organizations alike?" The answer is "no". The quality of home care can differ significantly from one 
organization to another. There are several thousand public and private organizations nationwide, with new ones opening up every day. As a protection to the consumer many states have established licensure laws governing these types of companies. Licensure rules will typically establish the minimum requirements for doing business. Currently, Michigan does not.
In Michigan, the only way to ensure First Quality Service is voluntary accreditation. Standards of care are based upon the consensus of professionals of those elements that should exist in home care organizations that have "gone the extra mile" to assure quality. Accreditation is a means of measuring the organizational management, internal processes, client safety practices, and service outcomes. Most home care companies are good and deserve your trust. However, organizations that have earned accreditation usually are most serious about maintaining the quality of services and products they provide. Home Instead Senior Care in Grosse Pointe has earned accreditation from A.C.H.C. (Accreditation Commission for Health Care).
Accreditation is professional peer review administered by a private nonprofit organization (A.C.H.C.), which is structured to establish higher standards than state or federal requirements. Accreditation is the most commonly accepted means of assuring quality care and products.
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http://www.achc.org/
