Laws and regulations provide the crucial bases for consumer protections, but they are meaningful only with good oversight and regulatory enforcement.  Advocacy can include directly engaging state agency officials who are responsible for oversight (informing them of problems and violations, holding 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 →