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The assisted living industry’s role of caring for an often frail and vulnerable population—seniors—makes its commitment to quality all the more important. With some states’ regulatory resources falling behind, senior living providers in states including W
Are you familiar with OSHA’s new Global Harmonization System requirements for Hazard Communication? Did you know that your employees must be trained on the new labeling and safety data sheet formats by December 1, 2013? On Friday, June 28th, Wills North A
For Tim Buchanan, the Oklahoma tornadoes were more than just grisly pictures on CNN. As CEO of Legend Senior Living, he saw Jefferson Gardens in Edmond, Oklahoma, lose power. Asbury Village in Coffeyville, Kansas, took significant hail damage, with many w
The Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discussed the commission’s priorities and policies, including recently released guidance pertaining to the use of criminal background checks, at a hearing conducted in the House of Representa
The American’s with Disabilities Act and the Olmstead Decision are important to support community integration of Americans with disabilities. This session will provide a refresher on goals of ADA and Olmstead and how they impact senior living providers.
Regulatory inspections or surveys can be a stressful time for assisted living owners, operators, administrators, and employees. While the process itself varies by state, there are strategies that every company can adopt to improve the survey experience. T
As the assisted living sector evolves and grows in popularity, so do consumers’ expectations of what care and services they can expect from this model. Yet, state assisted living regulations haven’t uniformly kept up with rising demand.
The old saying “the only thing constant is change” applies to the senior living industry. ALFA has published two new tool kits that will help you prepare for critical changes in health care law, assisted living regulations, and building codes.
In an effort to promote quality care and reduce expenses, the Affordable Care Act mandated payment reductions for hospitals with high rates of readmissions. Now it appears that nursing homes may also be held accountable for hospital readmissions.
Assisted living communities have long struggled with being classified along with other types of institutional-type buildings such as hospitals and nursing homes. Under national building and fire safety codes, this has led to costly and sometimes unnecessa
Are you frustrated by confusing building code requirements that seem to contradict state assisted living regulations? ALFA is hosting a webinar and offering a toolkit that will aid assisted living providers and developers in aligning these laws to support
Many state regulatory departments are dealing with cutbacks in licensing staff, and assisted living communities in those states can face difficulty getting licensed or surveyed in a timely and consistent manner. The lack of adequate staffing is preventing
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