Prepare for Nursing Care Center Accreditation

What will your path to nursing care center accreditation look like? Now that you've submitted your application, it's time to prepare for accreditation. Access tips, checklists and other resources to assist you before, during and after your on-site survey.

Prepare Support

Take advantage of our many complimentary resources made available to you as you prepare for nursing care center accreditation.

Prepare support

Prepare Milestones

Here we outline important steps to consider to help you move through accreditation with confidence.

Learn the milestones for accreditation

Survey Day Snapshot

See what happens the day of your survey. View actual survey agendas and learn how to prepare your staff for the on-site process.

Survey day snapshot

After the Survey

Understand the post-survey process and get a glimpse of a sample survey report. Learn the steps for completing any post-survey requirements to receive your final accreditation decision.

Post-survey process

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The Joint Commission Big Book of Infection Prevention and Control Checklists

The Joint Commission Big Book of Checklists for Infection Prevention and Control

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Speak Up to Prevent Infection Posters

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COVID-19 Health Care Staff Trauma and Resilience Oriented Healing

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