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The National Institute for Home Care Accreditation, Inc.

  • Standards of Accreditation

    Accreditation establishes responsible service delivery practices that strengthens the provider’s credibility.   This gives consumer the ability to maintain a level of trust in the organization, which is essential to great customer satisfaction and client loyalty. 
     
  • “We researched several accreditation bodies before choosing the National Institute for Home Care Accreditation, Inc. (NIHCA). Their approach was both supportive and educational and we valued the importance that they place on the costumer.  If the goal of accreditation was to make us better, that is exactly how we felt when the process was completed.”

  • Standards of Accreditation

    Accreditation sets a home care organization apart from all others by establishing a mark of excellence for consumers to look for when choosing a home care provider.  One who is recognized as a high quality, reliable, safe, accountable, and professional care provider.

     
What is Accreditation and How to Apply
Consumer Information
Starting a Home Care Organization
Dementia Designation

The National Institute for Home Care Accreditation, Inc. operates exclusively for the purpose of:

♦ Establishing basic national standards for sound home care practices and service delivery principles for the protection of the people served by the home care firm
♦ Disseminating these Standards of Accreditation
♦ Developing and implementing a fair and independent accreditation process resulting in a providers accredited status
♦ Providing education, information and assistance with the Standards of Accreditation requirements in support of the accreditation process 

NIHCA Member Highlight
Since 1985, Expert Home Care has specialized in providing Live-in home care services to NJ seniors and families. All home health aides are NJ State certified and all personnel are carefully screened, tested and bonded prior to placement in the home. All cases are RN Supervised and we are on-call 24/7. Expert Home Care is annual recipient of Best of Home Care award and rated A+ by the BBB of NJ.
 


Here is what our Members say about us:

Back in 2019 when it became mandatory for NJ agencies to acquire accreditation we did a fair amount of research on several accrediting bodies. We ultimately chose NIHCA because many of their standards aligned with our own at the time and felt like we would get the best attention and assistance from them which certainly turned out to be the case. We have been very satisfied with our relationship with NIHCA and I would highly recommend them to any agency needing to acquire accreditation.
Frank Esposito, Owner
Expert Home Care
New Brunswick, NJ

 

Mission

The National Institute for Home Care Accreditation, Inc. (NIHCA) mission is to: “Promote quality, professionalism, and ethics to ensure the public trust, by setting standards, qualifications and guidance for the delivery of safe essential home care services. This is accomplished by authenicating qualified, principled home care provider organizations through an objective accreditation process and independent oversight.”