About Us
The first to accredit care in the home and the only accreditor undividedly focused on its future.
A patient-centered, partner-focused approach enables providers and patients to thrive.
History + Story
Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) is an independent, non-profit, accrediting body for home and community-based healthcare organizations. As the first accrediting body in home healthcare, CHAP was created as a joint venture between the American Public Health Association and the National League for Nursing in 1965.
CHAP is a CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) approved accreditor. CHAP accreditation helps agencies have processes to ensure ongoing quality, growth, and compliance. Our surveys are accepted in some states for initial licensure requirements. Many states accept CHAP surveys in lieu of ongoing licensure surveys, and some states require accreditation.
The Center for Excellence (CFE) operates within CHAP as the education and certification resource that customers can utilize to learn and understand best practices and methods. With small class sizes focused on exercises rather than lectures only, the result is a certification engineered to improve performance.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission Statement
Advance the highest quality of home and community-based care.
Vision Statement
To be recognized as the essential partner for providing exceptional home and community-based care.
Values
Quality, Innovation, Excellence, Leadership, Integrity, Collaboration
Senior Leadership
A connected team of experienced industry leaders here to serve you.
Board of Directors
Directed by visionaries in Home and Community-Based care, who keep our initiatives relevant and forward thinking.
Heath Bartness
CEO St. Croix Hospice
Oakdale, MN
Board Member
Mary Ann Christopher, MSN, RN, FAAN
Christopher STH Consulting
Avon, NJ
Board Member
Peter Freyer
Silicon Valley Bank
Sherman Oaks, CA
Board Member
Kate Jones, DNP
Clinical Professor Emerita, University of South Carolina | College of Nursing
Columbia, SC
Secretary
Daniel Maison, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC
National Medical Director, Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care
Grand Rapids, MI
Chair
Michael Trigilio
Chief Executive Officer, Houseworks
Boston MA
Board Member
Thomas Hyatt
Tom Hyatt Law
Washington, DC
General Counsel
Holly Steinbrecher
Optum Health
Eden Prairie, MN
Board Member
Marisette Hasan, BSN, RN
LifeSprings Consulting Group, LLC
Board Member
Chris Beall
Martis Capital
Washington, DC
Treasurer
Jennifer Maxwell
Maxwell Healthcare Associates
St. Paul, MN
Board Member
Lisa Newell, BSPT, MBA
The Corridor Group
Sunset, SC
Board Member
Matt Smith
Medically Home
Chapel Hill, NC
Board Member
Kevin Henning, MD, CMD, FAAFP, FAAHPM
Elara Caring
Seattle, WA
Board Member
Rachel Hold-Weiss
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan and Aronoff LLP
New York, NY
Board Member
Emeritus Board Members
Honoring our Emeritus Board Members from 2024 onwards, celebrating their lasting impact in shaping our vision in Home and Community-Based care.
Cordt Kassner, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Hospice Analytics, Inc.
Colorado Springs, CO
Chair Emeritus
Kathy Dodd
Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer, LifewiseCMH
Kansas City, MO
Chair Emeritus