Press Releases

June 8, 2010
Sunlife Home Health, LLC Awarded Accreditation From The Joint Commission.
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety, Sunlife Home Health, LLC has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™.

Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety and quality of the nation's health care through voluntary accreditation.  Sunlife Home Health, LLC, which provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, home health aides, and social worker services, received the accreditation award after The Joint Commission found that it had demonstrated compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for home care organizations.  The on-site survey occurred in April, 2010.

“In becoming accredited, Sunlife Home Health, LLC was evaluated against a set of national standards by a Joint Commission surveyor's experienced in the delivery of home care services,” says Margherita Labson, R.N., executive director, Home Care Accreditation, The Joint Commission.  “Achieving accreditation demonstrates Sunlife Home Health, LLC commitment to provide high quality and safe care to its patients.”

Robert Murphy, MHA, Managing Partner, says Joint Commission accreditation shows that “we make a significant investment in quality on a day-to-day basis from the top down.  We seek accreditation for our organization because we want to be the best and we view obtaining Joint Commission accreditation as another step toward excellence.”

He notes that accreditation is attainable only through the cooperation and communication among staff members.  “Everyone here at Sunlife Home Health, LLC plays a valuable role in working to meet the standards.  I think it gives them a feeling of prestige to work in an accredited organization,”  says Rob.  “They also appreciate the educational aspect of the survey and the opportunity to interact with The Joint Commission's surveyor.”

February 2010
855A Application Approval.
Medicare has approved Sunlife's 855A application to become Medicare Certified. Sunlife has begun the process to become Medicare Certified. (Certification is Pending)

December 2009
JCAHO Contract.
Sunlife Home Health has contracted with Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) to accredit Sunlife based on their standards and guidelines for the delivery of home health care services. JCAHO will also provide assistance in helping Sunlife become Medicare Certified.

October 2009
Home Health Care License Approved.
Arizona Department of Health and Human Services approved and issued a home health care license to Sunlife Home Health, LLC

October 2009
Skilled Services offered at Sunlife Home Health.
Sunlife Home Health was established in October 2009 to provide skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and social service.