Aging Services/CARF-CCAC

With the rapid changes and advances in services for persons over 60 years of age, CARF's aging services standards reflect leadership in the field internationally.

The continuum of care accredited by aging services/CARF–CCAC includes:

• Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)
• Adult Day Services
• Aging Services Network
• Assisted Living
• Person-Centered Long-Term Care Communities
• Home and Community Services
• Case Management
• Independent Senior Living
• Dementia Care Specialty Program
• Stroke Specialty Program

Please refer to the aging services program descriptions or CCAC program descriptions for further details.

For more information on CARF aging services/CARF–CCAC accreditation, please email as@carf.org or call toll free (866) 888-1122.

Aging services lenders

Lenders seeking to invest in the senior housing and services sector may have questions about accreditation and how it helps identify an organization that is prepared to meet the terms of a lending arrangement.

Visit www.carf.org/lenders to get started.

2013 Ziegler 100

The LeadingAge Ziegler 100 (LZ 100) lists the largest not-for-profit systems providing aging services through senior living in the United States, by order of their total owned market-rate units.

In the 2013 list, 27 of the LZ 100 operate 123 of CARF–CCAC’s accredited continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), which represents about half of the total number of CCRCs that CARF accredits.

Find retirement living. Click for a list of CCRCs.