Retirement community recognized as an industry standout
for its quality of services and resident life
From left, Heron Point Executive Director Thomas Sinnott, ACTS Sr. VP of Quality Care Elsie Norton, Regional VP Robert Supper, Resident Council President Kent Kerbel, Surveyor Donald Jones, Resident Finance Committee Chair Myron Goff, and Administrative Surveyor Kevin McLeod celebrate the community’s recent accreditation for excellence in senior housing.CHESTERTOWN, MD, July 11, 2011 — Heron Point, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Chestertown, Maryland, 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 1991.
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.
"Accreditation provides our current and future residents with the assurance that Heron Point is meeting or exceeding the highest possible industry standards,” said Thomas Sinnott, executive director. “We are privileged to serve our residents with a high quality lifestyle, and the accreditation is a tribute to the planning and teamwork that it takes to provide these services on a daily basis.”
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 501 East Campus Ave., Heron Point 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 Heron Point 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 and indoor pool, walking trail, and many social and recreational activities.
For more information visit ACTSHeronPoint.org or to schedule a visit call 410.778.7300. Heron Point 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.