Twenty-six states have applied to the federal government to combine Medicaid and Medicare. Under these applications, up to two million dual-eligibles (persons eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare) would be transferred into an integrated Medicaid/Medicare health care system. In most Continue reading
Opening your doors to financial predators may create civil and criminal liability for Assisted Living Facilities. Seniors fear outliving their assets and are constantly drawn to individuals whom they believe can help them. Often times these individuals are scam artists Continue reading
The Division of Health Care Statistics and the Long-Term Care Statistics Branch recently released Data Brief #91, Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities in the United States: 2010. The report presents national estimates of RCF residents based on various characteristics, including Continue reading
States regulate assisted living in very different ways, in part, because they define assisted living differently. Even the names used by states to identify these facilities are different, with common terms including adult homes, enriched housing, senior residences, and congregate housing. An Continue reading
