Shield Accreditation’s mission is to recognize and promote quality senior home care agencies. Your care agency is recognized for fulfilling our requirements with our Shield Accreditation materials and then promoted through our letter writing campaign and a presence on our website. Your accreditation also comes with an instructional 3 DVD series The Educated Caregiver - Coping Skills, Hands-On Skills & Essential Knowledge.
People needing senior home care services are often unsure of a new business and may have concerns about the people coming into their home. The Shield Accreditation promotes the ethical and professional standards of our accredited agencies. We also provide several excellent services that encourage knowledgeable and resourceful care givers.
Here’s what we can do for your agency!
Accreditation Materials
Framed accreditation certificate
Award letter - Shown at in-home assessments
Senior home care instructional 3 DVD series The Educated Caregiver - Coping Skills, Hands-On Skills & Essential Knowledge.
Lapel pins - Worn at company meetings, in-home assessments and area meetings
Gold foil stickers - Applied to company and marketing letters, brochures, etc.
Digital file of our logos and a Shield Accreditation Quality Seal - Shown on your website
Marketing Assistance
Your agency is posted online, in Shield Accreditation’s Find a Caregiver Database
Letter writing campaign to your local senior services:
Area Agency on Aging
Alzheimer’s Association
Discharge planners at 3-4 hospitals
Discounted Insurances
Affinity Program with The Solutions Group (the largest senior home care agency insurer in the U.S.)
Referral Services
Affordable legal access with Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.
Our mission revolves around agencies, but those that most benefit from our services are seniors. We encourage businesses to put their employees through a background check which includes criminal record, department of motor vehicles, and a social security number check for residence confirmation. Drug and TB testing as well as fingerprinting are also practices of proactive and professional agencies. While our accreditation does not require these measures, they should be considered for top quality employees. The senior home care services industry needs the standard we have set. That is why we provide several resources to encourage agencies to be a part of Shield Accreditation.
