Home Instead Senior Care of Norwell receives Home Care Alliance Accreditation

Published on Monday, December 13, 2010

Home Instead Senior Care of Norwell, a private-pay home care agency serving Avon, Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Scituate, Randolph, Weymouth and Quincy, is among the first in the state to earn Accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. The alliance, which represents 170 home health and elder care agencies across Massachusetts, has created an accreditation protocol to promote quality services, ethical business standards and superior employment practices in an industry that lacks meaningful licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts even while it grows in popularity.

Home Instead Senior Care of Norwell and surrounding communities is run by Al Carney.

The Home Care Alliance launched this Accreditation Program for Private Pay agencies (agencies that are not paid by Medicare or Medicaid) in July. Agencies seeking accreditation are required to submit documentation to show that they meet standards established by the Alliance.

The standards were developed over several months in consultation with 14 agencies throughout the Commonwealth. Training requirements, administrative protocols, and business practices are among the categories that the Alliance reviews for accreditation.