Today’s seniors are savvy consumers, and they understand there are many choices when it comes to home health providers or independent living residences in their community. However, how can they know which operators uphold the high standards set by the industry?
The answer is Assurity — B.C.’s new certification for independent living and home health!
In creating Assurity as a mark of quality, EngAge BC consulted widely with leading experts from the retirement living and the home health sector in B.C., and sought input from seniors through focus groups.
Assurity was intentionally designed from the ground up, resulting in one stream for independent living operators, and another for home health providers. This efficient quality assurance process is set to be the standard for quality in western Canada among business operators and consumers alike. Soon, it will be time for the retirement living and home health sector to bring the Assurity advantage to their business.
Assurity certification opens in April!
For our independent living and home health providers, what comes next?
- The invitation to sign up for Assurity certification will be sent out on Wedneday, April 7th.
- Introductory webinars are scheduled to provide operators with a “first look” at this innovative new quality assurance tool.
- For Independent Living operators: click here to register for your information session.
- For Home Health providers: click here to register for your information session.
For B.C. seniors, what comes next?
- Assurity‘s marketing campaign will be officially launched at the BCCPA’s annual (virtual) conference in June.
- Assurity will become a cornerstone of Route 65 – B.C.’s best search tool for health and housing for seniors launched in summer 2019.
Questions about Assurity? Email Rebecca Frederick, Senior Manager, EngAge BC at rebecca@engageseniors.ca.
The team at EngAge BC would like to express our appreciation to the following groups for their support of the the program’s development:
- BCCPA’s Board of Directors
- The EngAge BC Member Council
- The Independent Living Assurity Advisory Group
- EngAge BC’s Home Health Committee
- The Home Health Round Table
- All of our independent living and home health focus groups
