Lethe200
Senior Member
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
We're subscribers to the Eldercare Alliance.org newsletter. They had some useful general info links to their blog, so I thought some of them might be helpful to others here. Please remember that as the U.S. has no national/federal eldercare residential program, there are a wide variety of private and public facilities with varying levels of care.
Small facilities may be regulated only by workplace OSHA or state laws. Larger, full-service facilities are regulated by individual states, so residents may have more legal/consumer protections.
Always do your research into the financial stability, worker (staff) safety and turnover, and your legal rights of any facility, regardless of size. Many larger facilities require agreement to arbitration (giving up the right to sue) as a condition of residency. In certain cases you may not even have a right to arbitration; it's "accept this or move out".
What Are the Requirements to Live in Assisted Living?
Eldercare Alliance.org, 15June2021
https://eldercarealliance.org/blog/...il&utm_term=0_77fd3a845b-b6abffaa94-572768641
(excerpt)
Assisted living facilities provide long-term care and housing for older adults. The goal of an assisted living community is to help older adults continue to live as independently as possible, with supportive services around activities of daily living (ADLs).
This can include bathing, dressing, meal preparation, personal care, hygiene, medication administration, and mobility support. Most assisted living facilities also provide a wide range of social activities, a caring community, and a safe environment, so make sure to ask all of the right questions when researching a care facility for your loved one.
When starting to look into the transition of an older adult into a new community, the process can seem confusing. No matter where the older adult is moving to, it can feel overwhelming. Most families have many questions about what to expect and the requirements for living in an assisted living facility.
Small facilities may be regulated only by workplace OSHA or state laws. Larger, full-service facilities are regulated by individual states, so residents may have more legal/consumer protections.
Always do your research into the financial stability, worker (staff) safety and turnover, and your legal rights of any facility, regardless of size. Many larger facilities require agreement to arbitration (giving up the right to sue) as a condition of residency. In certain cases you may not even have a right to arbitration; it's "accept this or move out".
What Are the Requirements to Live in Assisted Living?
Eldercare Alliance.org, 15June2021
https://eldercarealliance.org/blog/...il&utm_term=0_77fd3a845b-b6abffaa94-572768641
(excerpt)
Assisted living facilities provide long-term care and housing for older adults. The goal of an assisted living community is to help older adults continue to live as independently as possible, with supportive services around activities of daily living (ADLs).
This can include bathing, dressing, meal preparation, personal care, hygiene, medication administration, and mobility support. Most assisted living facilities also provide a wide range of social activities, a caring community, and a safe environment, so make sure to ask all of the right questions when researching a care facility for your loved one.
When starting to look into the transition of an older adult into a new community, the process can seem confusing. No matter where the older adult is moving to, it can feel overwhelming. Most families have many questions about what to expect and the requirements for living in an assisted living facility.