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About OPRS: Accreditation
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CARF-CCAC: Setting the
Standard for Quality |
The Continuing Care Accreditation
Commission (CCAC), which was
acquired by the
Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
in 2003, is the nation's only
accrediting body for continuing care
retirement communities (CCRCs) and other
types of continuums of care that we
refer to as aging services networks.
Before CCAC was founded, consumers,
financial rating agencies and other
stakeholders had no clear way of
determining whether a retirement
community was financially stable,
providing quality care or worthy of
their investment. In 1985, a group of
visionaries created CCAC to help ensure
that the nation's retirement communities
fulfill their promise of quality,
lifetime care to older adults.
Today, CARF-CCAC certifies continuing
care retirement communities and aging
services networks that are part of home,
community or hospital-based systems;
sites operated by corporate
organizations; and other types of
providers.
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Why CARF-CCAC Accreditation is
Important |
A mark of quality: CARF-CCAC
accreditation is widely regarded as the
mark of quality for aging services. To
be accredited, organizations must
demonstrate ongoing innovation and
continued conformance to standards. This
means they must be committed to
continuous quality improvement in their
governance and administrative
structures, fiscal practices and the
care and services they provide to older
adults.
A sign of integrity: Participating
in the accreditation process means an
organization has a genuine commitment to
continuous self-evaluation and
performance improvement guided by an
external, independent, third-party
accreditation organization. Everyone
within the organization – staff,
residents and the board of directors –
is involved in the accreditation
process.
A standard for comparison:
Accreditation is a concrete way to
evaluate the many retirement living
options available today. Many financial
and planning advisers recommend that
consumers look for the CCAC seal when
choosing a provider.
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