Resources for providers
Videos
Brochures
About CARF
Printable PDF brochure that explains accreditation, mission, areas for accreditation, the value of accreditation, and why choose CARF.
Answering Your Questions about CARF
Printable PDF brochure about what CARF does, the areas of accreditation, how the standards are developed, and who are the surveyors.
CARF Means Quality in Canada
Printable PDF brochure about CARF Canada’s history, steps to accreditation, and quotes from Canadian providers.
Value of Accreditation
About the return on investment and the benefits for providers, consumers, and payers/regulators.
Special topic publications
Consumer Guide to Life Plan Communities: Quality and Financial Viability
To aid in marketing efforts, providers can give out this informative guide for individuals and families who are selecting a life plan community (LPC) or continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
Six Steps to Building a Performance Management System
A free workbook designed to walk providers through a six-step process of designing a performance management system. Companion publication to Performance Management Systems: A CARF Guide to Development and Use.
Developing Sophisticated Systems for Success
Helping create best practices using proven systems and approaches is where CARF accreditation adds tremendous value. Read this BB&T whitepaper to see how accreditation helps your program thrive from a business perspective.
Quality Practice Notice on Suicide Prevention
CARF has standards for Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Programs and added screening for suicide risk to its assessment standards.
Important resource links
CARF Connection blog
Field topics and trends, tips and resources for improving services, and general news.
Survey tools for performance and effectiveness
Get focused feedback from your consumers, employees, and other stakeholders on their experience with your services and the climate of your organization.
Input on standards
Field reviews are opportunities to provide feedback on new or revised standards.
Promising Practices
Read articles that spotlight innovative provider practices.
Promotional tools
Guidance on logo use, verbiage, and examples of announcement letters and news releases.
Suicide prevention
Resources and information about suicide prevention.
Limb Loss Prevention Registry
A collaborative data hub to collect and report patient outcomes for improved care for limb preservation, limb loss, and limb difference.
Demystifying Relapse Series
Senior Managing Director Michael Johnson is a contributor of this two-part series on substance use disorder relapse.
International Advisory Council
Check out our International Advisory Council (IAC) members for a wide variety of terrific resources.
We’re here to help!
No matter where you are in your accreditation journey, we are here to answer your questions and provide assistance.