For the third year in a row, The Joint Commission has honored BrightStar Care with the prestigious Enterprise Champion for Quality Award.

1. BrightStar Care Awarded For Home Care
Quality By The Joint Commission

2. Joint Commission presents BrightStar Care with 2014 EC4Q award during the
national home care franchise’s annual conference. The Joint Commission recently
announced that BrightStar Care has earned the 2015 Enterprise Champion for
Quality award for the third consecutive year.

3. For the third year in a row, The Joint Commission has honored
BrightStar Care with the prestigious Enterprise Champion for Quality
Award. BrightStar Care is the only national home care franchise to
receive this distinction every year since the award’s inception.

4. BrightStar Care recently conducted a third-party research study
that shows that women aged 45-64 identify trust and high
standards as two of the most important attributes they look for
when selecting a professional in-home care service provider for a
loved one.
Some healthcare organizations — including hospitals, doctor’s
offices, nursing homes, and in-home care providers — seek
accreditation by The Joint Commission to validate their
commitment to and delivery of the highest clinical standards.

5. When an organization earns Joint Commission Accreditation, it
receives the Gold Seal of Approval that is a public symbol of the
organization’s commitment to the highest standards in healthcare.
Each BrightStar Care franchise is required to attain Joint
Commission Accreditation.

6. “ONE IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. TWO IS A PATTERN.
THREE IS A DYNASTY,” SAID MARGHERITA LABSON,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JOINT COMMISSION’S HOME
CARE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, ON BRIGHTSTAR CARE
RECEIVING THIS AWARD FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE
YEAR IN A RECENT BLOG POST ABOUT THE AWARD.

7. “This award is a testament of the BrightStar Care commitment to
ensuring that the franchise brand is consistently associated with
the highest quality of client care services available,” Labson said.
“BrightStar Care alone holds this unique recognition in the growing
market of health care franchisors.
It’s a tremendous accomplishment to be awarded the Enterprise
Champion for Quality Award by The Joint Commission for the third
consecutive year.”

8. The Enterprise Champion for Quality Award carries unique
eligibility requirements that validate an organization’s ability to
operationalize its commitment to the highest standards of quality
care, client safety and organizational excellence by following Joint
Commission requirements.

9. In order to receive the award, a franchisor must require every
franchise location to attain Joint Commission Accreditation and at
the time of application for the award, 95 percent or greater of
eligible franchise locations must be fully accredited by the Joint
Commission and in good standing.

10. “To receive an award such as the Enterprise Champion for Quality
three consecutive years in a row is not only unprecedented since
no other in-home health care system has ever done it, but it also
speaks to our growing franchise network that continues to follow
the highest standards of care possible,” said Sharon Roth Maguire,
MS, RN, GNP-BC, Chief Clinical Quality Officer of BrightStar Care.
“This recognition sets us apart from other in-home care providers
and positions BrightStar Care as a provider of choice for individuals
and health systems who seek care partners whose focus is simply
on providing a higher standard of care.”

11. To meet the strict requirements of The Joint Commission and to
ensure continuity of care across its 300 franchise locations,
BrightStar Care agencies follow standards designed around Joint
Commission requirements such as ensuring adherence to National
Patient Safety Goals.

12. The BrightStar Care Franchise Support Center also provides
seminars, mock evaluations, conference calls and additional
resources to franchise owners throughout the year to help them
remain compliant with the standards. Family caregivers and health
system partners who are looking into BrightStar Care can trust that
they will be receiving care from the absolute best in the industry.

13. Click here to learn more about Joint Commission accreditation
and what that means for the clients and families in our care.

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