Retirement community recognized as an industry standout
for its quality of services and resident life
From left, Richard Raymond, resident council president, Ralph Fortney, resident council vice president, Robert Supper, ACTS regional vice president, and Terri White, executive director celebrate the community’s recent accreditation for excellence in senior housing.
GREENVILLE, DE, July 11, 2011 — Country House, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Greenville, Delaware, has been awarded a five-year term of accreditation by CARF-CCAC, an accrediting body for aging services providers. Nearly 250 older adults live at the ACTS Retirement-Life Community which opened in 1960.
Accreditation is widely considered the mark of quality for retirement communities, demonstrating how well a community meets or exceeds standards of excellence for service, quality and financial stability. Nationally, only 15% of the nation’s estimated 1,900 CCRCs are accredited.
“We are honored to have been awarded with accreditation which provides our current and future residents with further assurance that Country House is focused on and delivering the highest quality programs and services,” said Terri White, executive director.
To become accredited, a participating community must demonstrate the quality of its services to a team of independent surveyors during an on-site visit. Accreditation designations last five-years before a community may undergo another year-long evaluation to seek re-accreditation.
Located at 4830 Kennett Pike, Country House is a full-service retirement community which meets seniors’ needs over the long-term by offering various stages of living, from residential to assisted living and skilled nursing care accommodations located on the same campus. One of the most unique aspects of Country House is its life care plan, which prepays any long-term care services a resident may need. The community has numerous amenities and services including a full-service restaurant-style dining room, fitness center, walking trail, and many social and recreational activities.
For more information visit ACTSCountryHouse.org or call 302.426.8112. Country House is an affiliate of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, the nation’s largest not-for-profit owner, operator and developer of CCRCs with
a family of 23 communities in eight states. Website: ACTSretirement.org.
To learn more about the accreditation process, visit the CARF website at Carf.org.
PHOTO: Country House, an ACTS Retirement-Life Community in Greenville, DE.