Quick facts about CARF
Mission: The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process and continuous improvement services that center on enhancing the lives of persons served.
Moral owners: Persons served are the primary consumers of services. They are the
principal decision maker throughout the course of a program/service. Persons served have the right to choose whether
members of the family, support system, or advocates may participate in that
decision-making process. In circumstances when the person served is
unable to exercise self-representation at any point in the decision-making
process, person served is interpreted to also encompass those persons legally
authorized to make decisions on behalf of the person served.
Acronyms:
CARF, for Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CCRC, for Continuing Care Retirement Community
Offices:
CARF International
Toll Free: (888) 281-6531
Tucson, Arizona, USA (headquarters)
6951 East Southpoint Road
Tucson, AZ 85756-9407, USA
Fax: (520) 318-1129
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1775 Eye Street, Suite 1150
Washington, DC 20006-2435, USA
Fax: (202) 587-5009
CARF Canada
Toll Free: (888) 281-6531
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
501-10154 104 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 1A7, Canada
Fax: (780) 426-7274
CARF Europe
Phone: 001 (520) 325-1044
Fax: 001 (520) 318-1129
London, England, United Kingdom
4th Floor, Rex House, 4-12 Regent Street
London, SW1Y 4RG, UK
CARF Europe is a charitable company limited by guaranty, registered in England and Wales. Company #06772442, Charity #1134454
CARF website address:
www.carf.org
CARF International established: 1966
CARF Canada established: 2002
CARF Europe established: 2008
Status: Nonprofit, independent organization
Primary business: Accreditation. CARF officially recognizes health and human service providers as having met standards for quality of service.
Secondary business: Education, research, publishing
Fields served: Aging services, behavioral health (including opioid treatment programs), child and youth services, employment and community services (including vision rehabilitation), and medical rehabilitation
Regions served: North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania
Accredited providers: Over 9,000 service providers with more than 65,000 accredited programs and services at 30,000+ locations
Persons served: More than 13.7 million persons served annually by CARF-accredited service providers
Surveyors: More than 1,500 in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
Accreditation outcomes:
CARF, CARF Canada, and CARF Europe: Three-Year Accreditation, One-Year Accreditation, Provisional Accreditation, Nonaccreditation, Preliminary Accreditation
CCRC: Five-Year Term of Accreditation, Nonaccreditation
Revenue sources: Survey fees from applicant service providers, registration fees from seminars and conferences, sales of publications, contributions from International Advisory Council (IAC) members, grants from public and private agencies
CARF governance: 11-member Board of Directors
Board Chair: Donald J. Dew, M.S.W., ACSW
President/CEO: Brian J. Boon, Ph.D.
CARF Canada governance: Board and community advisors