MOUNT PLEASANT RETIREMENT VILLAGE IS THE ONLY ONE
Mount Pleasant Retirement Village is the only Continuing Care Retirement community in Butler and Warren counties to receive accreditation from CARF.
While this has been announced before, it bears repeating as Mount Pleasant has just received another accreditation for an additional five years. It’s important to anyone considering a retirement community to look for the seal, a hallmark of quality.
WHAT IS CARF?
Founded in 1966, CARF is a private, not for profit organization that promotes quality rehabilitation services. It does this by establishing standards of quality for organizations to use as guidelines in developing and offering their programs or services to consumers. CARF uses the standards to determine how well an organization is serving its consumers and how it can improve.
The CARF standards are developed with input from the consumers, rehabilitation professionals, state and national organizations, and funders. Every year the standards are reviewed and new ones are developed to keep pace with changing conditions and current consumer needs.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ACCREDITED?
After an organization applies for accreditation of its services or programs, CARF sends professionals in the field to conduct an on-site survey to determine the degree to which the organization meets the standards. CARF surveyors also consult with staff members and offer suggestions for improving the quality of services.
CARF accreditation means that you can be confident that an organization has made a commitment to continually enhance the quality of its services and programs, and its focus is on consumer satisfaction.
When a service provider asks for CARF accreditation, it sets a rigorous consultative process in motion.
Accreditation is a good sign that an organization cares about delivering quality services to its customers. You can think of accreditation as a “seal of quality” that the organization’s services have been awarded because they have delivered positive results. A CARF-accredited organization shows commitment to continually improving its services.
The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through accreditation that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.
MOUNT PLEASANT RETIREMENT VILLAGE and all communities owned and operated by OPRS mirrors that same mission; “Our mission is to provide older adults with caring and quality services toward the enhancement of physical, mental and spiritual well-being consistent with the Christian Gospel”.
Veronica Sterling, Administrator of Mount Pleasant Retirement Village says, “The CARF/CCAC accreditation is given selectively to communities promoting quality, value, and optimal outcomes of service. It’s a great honor to be reviewed by our peers in this industry and be recognized by CARF/CCAC for the dedication Mount Pleasant makes every day to serving our community”
*Information contained in this article is available on line. Visit www.CARF.org