Bethesda Christian Association

Accreditation

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3-Year Accreditation Award

 

CARF awarded Bethesda a 3-year accreditation through to 2012 for residential and day supports services that are contracted with Community Living BC. We are pleased to receive this 2009 Survey Report which highlights our strengths as well as  recommendations/suggestions to help us improve our services.

 

Becoming accredited indicates that we are meeting the standards for providing quality care. Our goal is to achieve a three year accreditation award, the highest possible result from such a survey which occurs every three years. 

 

Accreditation is a “seal of approval “ that involves conformance to specific standards of quality in the provision of programs and service for persons receiving services and for their families.

Reports

 

The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. The purpose of CARF is to “raise the bar” of service quality and to ensure maintenance of up-to-date standards. CARF is a private, non-profit international accreditation commission est, 1966, Tucson, Arizona, governed by a Board of Trustees.

See the following websites for more information about accreditation:

The Benefits of Accreditation

  • Assurance on the part of persons seeking services and their families that an organization meets accepted standards.

  • Person-focused standards that emphasize an integrated and individualized approach to services and outcomes.

  • Accountability to our funders, e.g. CLBC, MCFD, and to the community.

  • Continuous quality improvement through the application of CARF standards.

  • Management techniques that are cost efficient, effective and based on outcomes and satisfaction of disabled people and their families.

  • Guidance for responsible management and professional growth of personnel.

  • Support from CARF through consultation, publications, training opportunities and newsletters.