Backus Home Health Care meets standards of excellence
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Backus Home Health Care has received accreditation by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), for meeting national standards of excellence in homecare.
As an independent, non-profit accrediting body, CHAP objectively validates the excellence of community healthcare practice through consistent measurement of the delivery of quality services.
"This is a very big accomplishment for the staff," said Dee Boisclair, Chief Executive Officer, Backus Home Health Care. "I'm proud of their hard work in achieving this certification."
"Central to the accreditation was a strong Quality Improvement process that focused on great patient outcomes and experiences," said Peter Shea,MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Backus.
Mary KateWaltenius, Executive Director of Backus Home Health Care, said the application process started in the spring of 2008 with a self-study followed by a comprehensive site visit.
"I appreciate the contributions that our staff make each day in caring for our patients and in making BHHC an agency of excellence," said Ms. Waltenius.
Backus Home Health Care offers:
- Skilled nursing care for acute and chronic conditions
- Specialized rehabilitation services
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Home Health Aide Services - Medical socialworkers
- Behavioral health nursing
- Cardiac telemonitoring
- Flu clinics
- Medication administration
- Advanced wound care
For more information, call: 860-889-7198 or toll free 877-331-8923.
Or visit www.backushomehealth.com