Updated 04/14/2015
Sample News Release for Nursing Care Center Accreditation, including options for
Post-Acute Care Certification and Memory Care Certification. Please note, not all
organizations apply for and receive the optional certifications. We recommend you
check with your organization’s accreditation manager to make sure you accurately
reflect your organization’s achievement(s).
Contact:
(Spokesperson, title)
(Telephone number)
(Email)
(NAME OF ORGANIZATION) AWARDED NURSING CARE CENTER
ACCREDITATION* FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION
[*IF YOUR ORGANIZATION ALSO WAS AWARDED POST-ACUTE CARE OR
MEMORY CARE CERTIFICATION, OR BOTH, INSERT THIS LANGUAGE IN THE
HEADLINE: AND POST-ACUTE CARE/MEMORY CARE CERTIFICATION]
(City – Date) (Name of organization) today announced that it has earned The Joint
Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Nursing Care Center Accreditation [including
Post-Acute Care Certification and/or Memory Care Certification] by demonstrating
continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval ® is a
symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and
effective patient and resident care.
(Name of organization) underwent a rigorous on-site survey in (month/date). During the
review, a team of Joint Commission expert surveyors evaluated compliance with
nursing care center standards related to several areas, including assistance with
activities of daily living, coordination of care, and staff education and training. Surveyors
also conducted on-site observations and interviews.
“Joint Commission accreditation [if your organization received one of the optional
certification awards insert this language: and certification] provides nursing homes with
the processes needed to improve the care patients and residents receive,” said Gina
Zimmermann, M.S., executive director, Nursing Care Center Accreditation Program,
The Joint Commission. “We commend (name of organization) for its efforts to become a
quality improvement organization.”
"(Name of organization) is pleased to receive accreditation [if your organization received
one of the optional certification awards insert this language: and certification] from The
Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in
the nation,” added (name, title, organization). “Staff from across the organization
continue to work together to develop and implement approaches and strategies that
have the potential to improve care for our patients and residents.”
Established in 1966, The Joint Commission’s Nursing Care Center Accreditation
Program, formerly the Long Term Care Accreditation Program, accredits approximately
1,000 organizations that offer nursing and rehabilitation services.
[Add the information below about applicable certification(s).]
[The Post-Acute Care Certification award was launched in 2013 by The Joint
Commission to recognize nursing homes that demonstrate advanced competencies in
the provision of post-acute care to patients and residents typically recently hospitalized.]
[The Memory Care Certification award was launched in 2014 by The Joint Commission
to recognize nursing homes that demonstrate leading practices in dementia care
through advanced staff training, and specialized care and service programming.]
The accreditation and certification programs are awarded for a three-year period.
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The Joint Commission
Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in
collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel
in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission accredits and
certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent,
nonprofit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and
accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org.
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