Owners of assisted living homes can easily avoid make mistakes regarding protected health information (“PHI”). Disclosing rent rolls is one of the areas that deserves extra consideration when owners and operators are considering buying, selling, or refinancing an assisted living business.
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When a state agency does not follow laws that pertain to is procedures and time limits, it may be in violation of the law and subject to legal consequences.
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Health departments play a critical role in ensuring the safety and well-being of residents in assisted living facilities. However, the relationship between health departments and assisted living operators can sometimes be strained. This article lists five ways that health departments can improve relations with assisted living operators.
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Assisted living operators play a vital role in providing care and support for older adults, but they also need to navigate a complex regulatory landscape. One key aspect of this is building and maintaining positive relationships with health departments. This article suggests five tips for improving your interactions with health inspectors and other officials.
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If punishment doesn’t work on criminals, why in the world would law makers and regulators think it works on good hearted people that are in the business of helping their fellow human beings? It’s time for law makers and regulators to use a science-based approach to assisted living regulation.
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Arizona has recently changed its regulations regarding screening for tuberculosis (“TB”) in the assisted living home setting, as well as other healthcare institutions that are regulated by the AZ Department of Health (“DHS”). The changes have brought about a lot of questions from assisted living facility owners. This article attempts to answer some FAQs.
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BUYER BEWARE
Are you considering purchasing or selling an existing licensed assisted living home in Arizona? If so, here 5 tips to be aware of:
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Surveys are a fact of life in the assisted living business. They are an important way for regulators to confirm compliance with regulatory requirements. But assisted living providers may sometimes feel that survey results are unfair. Maybe the surveyor didn’t have all the information, had a misimpression, or was just plain wrong.
Learn how to handle this issue.
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Sober homes must now be certified in Colorado.
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Service animals and assistance animals have been on the upswing in recent years. Indeed, the variety of living things that have been claimed as emotional support animals includes peacocks, turkeys, pigs, lizards, kangaroos, snakes and many others. What does this mean for assisted living residences and assisted living facilities? This article explains what assisted living homes need to consider when a potential resident has a service or assistance animal.
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Colorado voters are being asked to vote on Amendment 74 which proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to “require the state or a local government to compensate a property owner if a law or regulation reduces the fair market value of his or her property”. The general effect of Amendment 74 will be to hamstring local government planners and cost taxpayers unbelievable sums of money in legal battles and compensation payments to landowners who claim a “reduction in fair market value” from a planning decision. The specific effect on the disabled will be to once again relegate them to institutional settings and deprive them of participation in mainstream residential American life.
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PLPG’s Brian and Michelle Pinkowski were honored to receive the Residential Assisted Living Academy’s “Industry Innovator” Award for their legal and regulatory advocacy, as well as assistance establishing the Residential Assisted Living National Association (RALNA). PLPG is pleased to be able to support this industry and the people in it that play such an important role the lives of seniors and their families.
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PLPG’s Michelle Pinkowski presented two sessions at the 2nd Annual RAL NAT CON to offer practical solutions for understanding legal issues facing the residential assisted living industry. Successfully navigating licensing regulations, zoning ordinances and the Fair Housing Act helps developers get on their way toward providing needed care for our seniors and other disabled populations.
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New proposed regulations put small and Medicaid assisted living residences at risk in Colorado. Building standards developed by the Facilities Guidelines Institute take a "one size fits all" approach that will make it impossible to create new small and affordable homes for seniors. This comes at a time when seniors are demanding smaller home environments in neighborhoods over big facilities in commercial areas.
Read MorePinkowski Law & Policy Group, LLC submitted comments today to the CDPHE's draft regulation of assisted living residences. We believe that promulgation of this draft will result in fewer consumer choices, a reduced number of assisted living service providers in the face of a growing aging population, and a disproportionate impact on smaller assisted living providers.
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