Contrary to popular belief, assisted living accreditation isn’t really all about documentation. It’s more about people. It’s about how teams work together to create safety, trust, and excellence for residents. If we think of accreditation as a championship season, then every department, every role, and every shift becomes part of the team. Success depends on how well everyone plays their position. At Achieve Accreditation, we like to say that accreditation is a team sport.  Here’s why that...

At Achieve Accreditation, our work is rooted in something deeper than compliance, for us it’s about being in collaboration with our trusted client partners to advance excellence in senior living with both purpose and heart. Every single day we have the privilege of collaborating with high integrity senior living providers across the county to either begin the journey towards initial accreditation or continue the continuous quality improvement journey through re-accreditation. We so very much...

A New Lens on Quality for Senior Living Leaders Quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) is a familiar term for senior living providers. Required by CMS, QAPI provides a structure for communities to continuously assess performance, address problems, and improve outcomes. It’s a valuable framework but it’s only a starting point. Communities that pursue Joint Commission Accreditation  quickly realize that its Quality Improvement (QI) standards  take them far beyond regulatory...