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When Should You Seek CARF® Accreditation?

As a seal of approval that states your organization has successfully passed an in-depth review, CARF® Accreditation lets the persons you serve know that you are committed to providing the best service available at the highest quality possible. But when should you begin preparing for your survey? CARF® Accreditation is about more than just displaying a plaque on your wall for customers to see and can provide real value for your organization. For this reason, obtaining and maintaining CARF® Accreditation as soon as possible is critical for the continued success of a business.

Whether you are an established organization or a start-up facility, there has never been a better time to invest in CARF® Accreditation. In fact, this is the perfect time for a start-up facility because it brings more awareness to your organization while also giving potential clients peace-of-mind that you will have their best interests in mind. Because CARF® accreditation requires a survey process, it is important for organizations to invest in training early to ensure they are prepared for their upcoming CARF® survey. Making sure you have enough time to prepare for your survey ensures that you are able to obtain CARF® Accreditation more easily.

Organizations interested in obtaining CARF® Accreditation should begin planning for their survey up to 12 months in advance to fundamentally engrain new business practices and habits into their employees. During this time, it is important to partner with a training provider like Accreditation Now while also determining the programs or services you want to seek accreditation for. This will ensure that you have the resources and knowledge needed to ensure your business is prepared to obtain CARF® Accreditation from not only an organizational level but also an employee level.

If you are ready to seek CARF® Accreditation, there has never been a better time to start than right now. By giving yourself the time needed to successfully implement the changes needed in all facets of your organization, you will not only pass your survey but provide real value to your clients and persons served. If you are ready to seek CARF® Accreditation, learn how Accreditation Now can help.

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Southern Ohio Behavioral Health has been using Accreditation Now for many years and have found it to be a wonderful service when preparing for national accreditation. We began using the service prior to our 2006 CARF® accreditation survey. Having never gone through a CARF® survey I was very concerned about how to prepare and how to meet all of the policy standards. I discovered that Accreditation Now offered guidance and assistance that allowed us to easily check our current policies and procedures for compliance as well as draft new policies that would meet CARF® approval. I credit Accreditation Now for the excellent marks we received on the 2006 survey.
Dr. W. Michael Dowdy
Dr. W. Michael DowdySouthern Ohio Behavioral Health, Ironton, Ohio
Hello, RRRC just received notice of a three year certification from the CARF® review held on Oct. 15 and 16, 2015. The assistance from your web-site was highly valuable! I plan on continuing to use the resources provided by Accreditation Now!
Nancy Thompson
Nancy ThompsonRose Rock Recovery Center, Vinita, Oklahoma
We were beginning our CARF® accreditation process and did not have the infrastructure in place that Accreditation Now provided. Accreditation Now gives us the ability to track trainings, complaints, surveys, etc. To develop spreadsheets and maintain them would have taken and continued to take a lot of work hours. The data we pull from Accreditation Now is appreciated by all of our surveyors. We would absolutely recommend Accreditation Now to others and we have.
John Nosacka
John NosackaCapital Area Human Services District, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
We chose Accreditation Now as an aid for accreditation as a mechanism to aid in quality control and a quick way to orient new staff in the required domains of CARF® standards. The program allows for documentation and comparative performance over time and provides a timely reminder of performance aspects related to CARF® but more importantly to ensure quality services to clients. We have experienced more timely paperwork, quality assurance, and over time our ability to tune our services and be more aware of client parent and feedback form referrals. Accreditation Now represents an investment and (relative to the cost) is a very worthwhile investment for smaller agencies in particular. Their staff is personable, helpful and approachable and turnaround for assistance is very reasonable.
Robert Kissner
Robert KissnerFocus Foundation of BC, White Rock, British Columbia
When I was asked to write about my experience with Accreditation Now, I immediately said yes! Accreditation Now has designed software that has made my business run more smoothly, increase revenue, improve productivity, and gain efficiency. It has tremendously changed the way I am able to provide Behavioral Health Services. As a current CARF® Surveyor and CARF® Accredited business owner, I utilize the updates, resources, training, and software system to support the daily needs of my staff and clients. I am able to update policies, train staff, and maintain compliancy in multiple areas.
Ashlee Day
Ashlee DayA New Day Counseling, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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CARF® is a registered trademark of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. AccreditationInfo.com is hosted and maintained by Accreditation Now, Inc. as a public resource for organizations interested or looking to maintain CARF® accreditation. Accreditation Now, Inc. is not a partner or affiliated with CARF® in any way.