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Guide to Assisted Living and State Policy
The 1995 edition of the Academy's Guide to Assisted Living and State Policy builds upon the 1992 publication. We have expanded the scope to include all states we can identify that have a program or licensure category called assisted living. We have tried to analyze how states are developing and implementing assisted living to develop a model, if not a definition, that differentiates the term from board and care and other equivalent supportive housing or housing with services models. The Guide includes a narrative discussion of state policy directions and a summary of each state's statute, regulations or process for designing state policy.
May 1995» -
Building Assisted Living for the Elderly into Public Long Term Care Policy: A Technical Guide for States
A recent addition to the array of long-term care services, assisted living combines the medical aspects of long-term care with a model of supported housing and social services. Definitions of asisted living vary and sometimes the services provided overlap with other models: board and care, personal care homes, residential care facilities, rest homes and others. Generally, assisted living emphasizes consumer direction over regulation. Comparing assisted living to nursing homes, Michael Rodgers, Vice President of the American Association of Homes for the Aging, says, "Our role is to assist with, rather than to do for, residents in assisted living."
September 1992» -
Residential Care and Assisted Living: State Oversight Practices and State Information Available to Consumers
This report reviews state monitoring and oversight practices of assisted living facilities, along with information that is available on state agency Web sites to consumers and family members about assisted living.September 2006 -
Informing Consumers about Assisted Living: State Practices
This paper summarizes efforts in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, and Washington to provide information to help consumers prepare and select assisted living residences. Checklists and consumer guides developed by these states are included in the appendix.June 2005 -
Assisted Living
Assisted living has become an important residential care option within many states’ home and community based services systems, providing supportive and health-related services and assistance with activities of daily living. Since assisted living services are not typically funded by the Medicaid program except through state-designed waiver programs, the definition, regulation and oversight of this community based residential service option is determined exclusively through state policy. NASHP has supported state policy decision-making by tracking policy developments, growth trends, changing regulatory models, approaches to quality, and licensure standards. Our reports have provided detailed comparisons of crucial elements of assisted living policies across states and summary profiles of each state’s regulatory framework.
