Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc., (CHAP) has announced that Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care has been awarded CHAP certification under the CHAP Palliative Care Standards of Excellence.

Accreditation from CHAP demonstrates that Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care meets the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. The rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources and long-term viability.

“By achieving CHAP Certification, Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care has shown a commitment to excellence,” said Nathan DeGodt, CHAP President & CEO. 

Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care provides community-based and telehealth palliative care support to individuals living with a serious illness in the Portland tri-county area as well as Clatsop, Tillamook, Columbia, Douglas and Jackson counties.

The advanced illness care team includes nurses, social workers, community health workers, a pharmacist, and a spiritual counselor who all have the flexibility to make home or telehealth visits. The team works closely with patients and their other health care providers, focusing on patients’ goals of care, symptom management, and care coordination. They identify and align additional community resources while providing support as the illness progresses.

“I am incredibly proud of the work this team does every day in communities across our state,” said Kelly Ambrose, Housecall Providers Advanced Illness Care Director. “Receiving CHAP certification is validation of what we have been doing for many years – providing quality care to seriously ill patients. We are grateful for CHAP's partnership and guidance as we grow.”