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ELM CITY CENTER awarded
three-year CARF accreditation |
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On July 21-23, 2004, Elm City was surveyed by the
Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
On September 9,2004 CARF informed us that Elm
City Center has been accredited for a period of three years for its
programs in:
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Community Services:
Community Housing
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Community Services:
Community Integration
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Community Services:
Supported Living
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Employment Services:
Organizational Employment Services
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Case Management/Services
Coordination: Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults)
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Community Housing:
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults)
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Community Integration:
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults)
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Supported Living:
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Adults)
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The latest accreditation
makes 25 consecutive years that Elm City has been accredited by CARF. The
current accreditation extends to August 2007.
To
read the entire 2004 report from CARF about Elm City click here.
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This accreditation outcome
represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an
organization and shows the organization's substantial conformance to the
standards established by CARF. An organization receiving a Three-Year
Accreditation outcome has put itself through a rigorous peer review
process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during on an on-site
visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality,
measurable, and accountable.
Elm City Center is a
nonprofit organization with offices at 1314 West Walnut In Jacksonville
Illinois. We have been providing services to people with disabilities
since 1959.
CARF is an independent,
not-for-profit accrediting body whose mission 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. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body
establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and
improve the quality of their programs and services.
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rehabilitation programs developed by other rehabilitation programs. The
Illinois Department of Human Services has used CARF as a basic
accreditation standard for many years. Certification allows groups like
Elm City to achieve deemed status for basic business and service
requirements that DHS may have. Some parts of DHS require accreditation as
a basic package to qualify for doing business with DHS. If you are not
accredited, you cannot work with DHS. There are several other
accreditation bodies such as JCAHO for healthcare organizations that also
qualify. There is a move within DHS to eliminate CARF accreditation
because of the cost involved with the accreditation process. So far the
Division of Developmental Disabilities is thinking about dropping it, but
the Division of Mental Health is still mandating CARF accreditation.
During our survey we were surveyed for : |
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Business Practices
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Input
From Persons Served
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Accessibility
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Information Management And Performance Improvement
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Rights Of
Person Served
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Health
And Safety
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Human
Resources
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Leadership
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Legal
Requirements
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Financial
Planning And Management
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Quality Individualized
Services
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Organizational Employment
Services
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Community Services and Psycho Social Rehab
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Community
Services
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Program
Structure
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Case
Management
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Community
Integration
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Community
Housing
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Supportive Living
We would like
to thank the following people who took part in the survey:
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Keith
Bradbury, Franklin Bank, Elm City Board Chair
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Sally
Dahman, Elm City Board Chair elect
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Barb Bell,
Executive Director, Great Rivers Service Coordination
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Debby
Norris, Executive Director, Alvin Eades Center
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Brad
Barnes, Alvin Eades Center
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Russ
Taylor, Executive Director, Community Counseling
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Jim May,
Executive Director, Pathway Services Unlimited
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The staff
and consumers of Elm City Center.
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