American Support Standards Institute
Advancing Inclusive Quality in Care and Support Services
A structured framework for defining services, evaluating quality, linking work to real-life outcomes, and verifying service quality 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 or enforcement,
AMSI also develops verification methodologies that allow service quality claims to be evaluated using structured evidence.
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 state that emerges when roles, responsibilities, and outcomes are clearly defined, consistently realized, and supported by verifiable evidence.
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
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Support Services
Quality in care and support services requires clearly defined standards and verifiable evidence — especially where support influences daily life, safety, participation, stability, and dignity.