American Support Standards Institute

Inclusive Quality in Care

and

Support Services


 

 A structured framework for defining services, evaluating quality, and linking work to real-life outcomes — through evidence.

 


AMSI’s Role 

 

The American Support Standards Institute (AMSI) develops voluntary, non-regulatory standards for care and support services.

 

AMSI standards are shared references — not supervision, enforcement, or certification.


They help people describe roles, work, outcomes, and quality clearly and consistently across systems and states.

Inclusive Quality means defining quality not only through rules and procedures, but through real outcomes in daily life, safety, participation, and dignity.

 

AMSI standards support alignment and dialogue between and among individuals, families, workers, providers, and policymakers.

 

Quality in care and support services is the system state that emerges when roles, responsibilities, and outcomes are clearly defined and consistently realized.

 

 

Who AMSI Serves

 

Individuals • Families • Workforce • Service Providers • Policymakers

 

News

Updates on AMSI standards, publications, and practical insights shaping quality in care and support services are shared here.

A Common-Sense Approach to Quality in Care

and

Support Services 

 

 

Quality in care and support services need clearly defined standards — especially where support influences daily life, safety, participation, stability, and dignity.