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Joint Commission Offers Advice On Choosing Agencies

Published on Fri Sep 20, 2013

An accrediting body is offering help to potential home care patients in choosing a pro-vider. The Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Joint Com-mission has published "Helping You Choose Home Care Services" and "Helping You Choose a Hos-pice" in English and Spanish. One of the items on the checklist? Joint Commission accreditation. Links to the handouts are at www.jointcommission.org/helping_you_choose_quality_home_care_services and www.jointcommission.org/helping_you_choose_quality_hospice_care.
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