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 (including durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies)
Regions served: North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania
Accredited providers: Over 8,000 service providers with more than 60,000 accredited programs and services at 28,000+ locations
Persons served: More than 15.3 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