Sample News Release for Nursing Care Center (including certification options for Post-Acute Care and Memory Care) Please note, not all organizations apply for and receive these optional certifications. We recommend you check with your organization’s accreditation manager to make sure you are accurately reflecting your organization’s achievement(s). Contact: (Name) (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 it has earned The Joint – – Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for [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 on (date). During the review, 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 with leaders and staff of the organization. Commission accreditation [and certification] provides nursing homes with a “Joint framework for the processes needed to improve the care patients and residents receive,” said Gina Zimmermann, MS, executive director, Nursing Care Center Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission. commend (name of organization) for its efforts to become a quality “We improvement organization.” "(Name of organization) is pleased to receive accreditation [and certification] from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation,” added (name, title, organization). from across the organization continue to work “Staff together to develop and implement approaches and strategies that have the potential to improve care for our patients and residents.”
Sample News Release for Nursing Care Center (including certification options for Post-Acute Care and Memory Care) Please note, not all organizations apply for and receive these optional certifications. We recommend you check with your organization’s accreditation manager to make sure you are accurately reflecting your organization’s achievement(s). Contact: (Name) (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 it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for [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 on (date). During the review, 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 with leaders and staff of the organization. “Joint Commission accreditation [and certification] provides nursing homes with a framework for the processes needed to improve the care patients and residents receive,” said Gina Zimmermann, MS, 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 [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.”