CCAC and CARF sign cooperative accreditation agreement.Two accreditation bodies, the Continuing Care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. Accreditation Commission (CCAC CCAC Community College of Allegheny County (Monroeville, PA) CCAC Community Care Access Centre CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care CCAC Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada CCAC Continuing Care Accreditation Commission ) and CARF, recently announced a cooperative accreditation agreement for the assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. , adult day, or health enhancement services components of organizations providing a continuum of long term care. "Consumers are the ultimate winners when organizations commit themselves to a rigorous accreditation process," Susan Ganson, director of quality and education for CCAC, said in a statement. "Accreditation by both CCAC and CARF demonstrates an organization's accountability and commitment to quality services. Under this agreement, a provider can reap the benefits of dual accreditation Dual accreditation is the practice in diplomacy of a country granting two separate responsibilities to a single diplomat. One prominent form of dual accreditation is for a diplomat to serve as the ambassador to two countries concurrently. without unnecessary additional costs or duplication of efforts." Christine MacDonell, national director for CARF's Adult Day Services/Assisted Living Division, added that, "CCAC and CARF are complementary." Under the agreement, a provider already accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by CCAC, or one seeking CCAC accreditation, may concurrently apply for accreditation by CARE for its adult day services, assisted living program, or health enhancement services. CARE will honor the provider's CCAC accreditation as evidence of conformance con·for·mance n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and to CARF's standards for management, which is one of three major components of a CARF survey and includes financial responsibility. While providers must apply separately to each, accrediting body, fewer evaluators/surveyors will be required. A joint survey team from both CCAC and CARE will be scheduled if a provider is applying for its first accreditation from both bodies. Each accrediting body will render its own accreditation finding, however. |
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