Infinity Home Care Services Awarded CHAP Accreditation

Feb. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- [Plantsville, CT] - Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc., (CHAP) announced that Infinity Home Care Services, LLC has been awarded CHAP accreditation under the CHAP Standards of Excellence.  This is the first year CHAP accreditation has been awarded to Infinity Home Care Services, LLC.

CHAP accreditation demonstrates the Infinity Home Care Services, LLC meets 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 pleased that Infinity Home Care Services, LLC chose CHAP accreditation," says Michael S. Grogan, Senior Vice President of Business Development.  "voluntarily selecting to achieve CHAP accreditation and meeting our high standards of excellence demonstrates Infinity Home Care Services, LLC commitment to quality.  CHAP is delighted to work with their entire team through the ongoing process of quality improvement.

Infinity Home Care Services, LLC provides a variety of home health care services to patients and their families in Hartford County, Connecticut and surrounding areas. The services provided by Infinity Homecare include skilled nursing services, physical and occupational therapy services, home health aide and personal care attendants, as well as live-in assistance.

Infinity Homecare employs certified dementia care practitioners. Infinity also has educational programs for family caregivers. Certified Dementia Care programs are an extremely valuable and informative resource for the numerous family members, and friends caring for loved ones with varying stages of dementia illness. Please call Patty Bates at Infinity Homecare to schedule a free consultation, and more details about the training and care available.

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations.  Created in 1965, CHP 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 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 Michael Grogan, Senior Vice President of Business Development, at 202-862-3413 ext. 706, or mgrogan@chapinc.org.

For additional information, contact Infinity Home Care Services, LLC at 860-628-3662 or visit their website at www.infinityhomecareservices.com.