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Assisted Living Workgroup Final Report Issued

As a result of the April 2001 hearing held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, committee staff members asked assisted living stakeholders to develop recommendations designed to ensure more consistent quality in assisted living services nationwide. The primary directive was to be inclusive and permit any interested national organization to participate in the endeavor. Shortly thereafter, a core group of assisted living stakeholders extended invitations to numerous national organizations. Subsequently, the Assisted Living Workgroup (ALW) formed with nearly 50 organizations representing providers, consumers, long term care and health care professionals, regulators and accrediting bodies.

The ALW identified overarching interests or principles that all topic groups were to consider. Those interests were:

Quality Indicators
Dementia Care
Outcome Measures
Accountability
Regulations & Legislation
Facility Size
Research
Best Practices
Affordability

Specifically on the point of regulations bearing on assisted living, Dave Kyllo with the National Center for Assisted Living said, "NCAL firmly believes that regulatory oversight of assisted living should remain at the state level, and that is where we believe many of the changes will be made. By developing guidelines for states, the intent is to ensure that those elements that are most critical to ensuring quality, as recommended by the ALW, are consistent from state to state. This consistency should not require that states take a single, standardized approach to assisted living, or that every facility within a state be required to look like and operate exactly the same way as the assisted living facility down the street. Each state should retain the flexibility to design an assisted living program that best meets the needs of the individuals in that state."

This final report (below) was requested by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, but is intended to be useful to a broad range of stakeholders.

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Home About FHCA Advancing Excellence Contact Us Emergency Preparedness Family Forum Assisted Living Job Board Members Only Member Search Membership Online Store Quality Credentialing Seminars/Events Sites of Interest Treasure our Elders What's New	Florida Center for Assisted Living (What's New) Assisted Living Workgroup Final Report Issued As a result of the April 2001 hearing held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, committee staff members asked assisted living stakeholders to develop recommendations designed to ensure more consistent quality in assisted living services nationwide. The primary directive was to be inclusive and permit any interested national organization to participate in the endeavor. Shortly thereafter, a core group of assisted living stakeholders extended invitations to numerous national organizations. Subsequently, the Assisted Living Workgroup (ALW) formed with nearly 50 organizations representing providers, consumers, long term care and health care professionals, regulators and accrediting bodies. The ALW identified overarching interests or principles that all topic groups were to consider. Those interests were: Quality Indicators Dementia Care Outcome Measures Accountability Regulations & Legislation Facility Size Research Best Practices Affordability Specifically on the point of regulations bearing on assisted living, Dave Kyllo with the National Center for Assisted Living said, "NCAL firmly believes that regulatory oversight of assisted living should remain at the state level, and that is where we believe many of the changes will be made. By developing guidelines for states, the intent is to ensure that those elements that are most critical to ensuring quality, as recommended by the ALW, are consistent from state to state. This consistency should not require that states take a single, standardized approach to assisted living, or that every facility within a state be required to look like and operate exactly the same way as the assisted living facility down the street. Each state should retain the flexibility to design an assisted living program that best meets the needs of the individuals in that state." This final report (below) was requested by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, but is intended to be useful to a broad range of stakeholders. Introduction Definition and Core Principles Accountability and Oversight Affordability Direct Care Services Medication Management Operations Resident Rights Staffing The photos and images on the www.fhca.org website are the property of Florida Health Care Association and cannot be used in any manner without FHCA permission in writing.