Abstract
RESULTS FROM A 2019 SURVEY OF STATE AGENTS ON ASSISTED LIVING REGULATIONS AND TRENDS
Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Supplement_1), pp.S545-S545
11/08/2019
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2007
PMCID: PMC6841043
Abstract
Abstract AL is regulated at the state level. Yet, little is known about the structure and function of state agencies that license and monitor AL. We fielded a 21-question survey among state agents with responsibility for AL in all 50 states. While licensure definitions of AL vary, state efforts appear uniform in regard to administrative alignment with departments of health as well as roles with facility licensing, renewal, and monitoring. However, we observed variability in the approaches used to monitor AL. While 80% of agents reported being able to issue fines for failures to meet regulatory standards, only 40% of states collected information concerning individual resident status. Only 20% issue separate licenses for providing care to persons with dementia, whereas 30% of state agents affirmed that non-licensed AL facilities were operating within their state. We consider how these varied regulatory approaches may shape facility operations and impact resident outcomes.
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- Title: Subtitle
- RESULTS FROM A 2019 SURVEY OF STATE AGENTS ON ASSISTED LIVING REGULATIONS AND TRENDS
- Creators
- Brian P Kaskie - University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United StatesPortia Cornell - Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesPaula Carder - OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Porland, Oregon, United StatesKali Thomas - Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Supplement_1), pp.S545-S545
- DOI
- 10.1093/geroni/igz038.2007
- PMCID
- PMC6841043
- ISSN
- 2399-5300
- eISSN
- 2399-5300
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/08/2019
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984221641902771
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