RHA HEALTH SERVICES ATTAINS PERSON-CENTERED EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION FROM CQL

ASHEVILLE, N.C., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RHA Health Services is pleased to announce that it has achieved Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation from CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership. This prestigious accomplishment demonstrates that RHA aligns with the highest standards in the human services field and recognizes the organization's significant impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

"This is a great achievement, and we're honored to partner with RHA on their accreditation!" says Mary Kay Rizzolo, President and CEO of CQL. "They're showing people supported, families, employees, and others, that they're committed to quality services that help people's dreams come true."

Since 1989, RHA has partnered with and celebrated people achieving their personal goals, building meaningful connections, experiencing positive outcomes in health and wellness, and more. Throughout Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, RHA provides care to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. In North Carolina and Pennsylvania, the organization also provides behavioral health services to individuals with mental health and substance use needs and provides services to those who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation, a four-year term, is awarded to organizations that meet CQL's rigorous standards, integrate CQL tools and approaches, and establish a quality management system to drive data-based decision-making. The accreditation process involves the validation of a Basic Assurances^® Self-Assessment, implementation of the Personal Outcome Measures^®, and alignment with Shared Values, along with various planning meetings, visits, focus groups, and consultation with CQL staff members. Concluding the initial accreditation review, RHA held a stakeholder event with a diverse group of participants to collaborate on a plan establishing action steps for reaching organizational goals.

"Every day, our employees are dedicated to creating safe and healthy environments while supporting the personal goals of the people we serve. Meeting CQL's high accreditation standards shows that at RHA, the people we serve and support are at the very center of everything we do," says Mickey Atkins, CEO of RHA.

To learn more about RHA, visit rhahealth.org.

About RHA Health Services
Founded in 1989, RHA began as a small provider of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in North Carolina. RHA has expanded to provide disability services in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. They have added behavioral health services in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, and they also provide services for those who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

About CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership
Since 1969, CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership has been a leader in working with human service organizations and systems to continuously define, measure, and improve quality of life and quality of services for youth, adults, and older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and psychiatric disabilities. CQL offers accreditation, training, certification, research, and consultation services to agencies that share our vision of dignity, opportunity, and community for all people.

Contact Information:
Krissy Stanley-Wood
RHA Health Services
VP of Product Development
& Integrations
[email protected]

SOURCE RHA Health Services