Accreditation
Scotia Village is accredited by CARF-CCAC, an independent, nonprofit, international accrediting commission based in Tucson, Arizona.
Among continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), accreditation is voluntary. Fewer than 10% of all CCRCs nationally are accredited and have the right to display the shield below. Accreditation means that Scotia Village has been judged by a peer review process, repeated at least every five years, and annual quality checks to be in conformance with a comprehensive list of performance standards which are well above the common denominators required for an operating license.
CARF’s mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that focuses on enhancing the lives of the persons served. CARF’s primary business is accreditation, and its secondary business is education, research, and publishing.
CARF, founded in 1966, stands for The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. In 2003, CARF acquired CCAC, the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission. The merging of the two entities – the larger CARF and the newer, smaller CCAC serving primarily CCRCs – was a logical step furthering a collaboration started in 1999.
To prospective residents, the CCAC shield offers assurance that Scotia Village has achieved distinction among comparable CCRCs and continues to aspire toward excellence in every phase of its operations and services.
