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2008

November 19, 2008

Advocacy and Enforcement in Assisted Living

Panelists: Eric Carlson,  Director, Long-Term Care Project, National Senior Citizens Law Center ; Toby Edelman, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.   

 

September 24, 2008

Advocating For and Protecting the Fair Housing Rights of Seniors

Panelists:  Holly Robinson, Associate Staff Director, ABA Commission on Law and Aging; Aisha Bierma, Staff Attorney, Housing Discrimination Law Project, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.   

 

June 23, 2008 

Assisted Living Policy and Advocacy -- Stories and Lessons from Three States  

Panelists:  Cynthia Rudder, Long Term Care Community Coalition; Alissa Halperin, Pennsylvania Health Law Project; Louise Ryan, Long-Term Care Ombudsman for the State of Washington

  

April 8, 2008

Affordable Assisted Living ?   Advocacy Issues in Medicaid Payment for Assisted Living 

Panelists:  Eric Carlson, Director, Long-Term Care Project, National Senior Citizens Law Center; April Forsythe, Division of Community and Institutional Services of CMS

(08/10/10) Webinar: Inspections of Assisted Living Facilities (3/26/10) After Losing Certification Nurse Assistants Are Hired by Assisted Living Facilities (3/17/10) Webinar: Ombudsman and Citizen Advocacy in Assisted Living (2/26/10) California Assisted Living Facilities Cannot Evict for Resident’s Transition to SSI Eligibility

Priorities

ALCA's major areas of focus include:
  • Developing a definition of "assisted living" that adequately informs consumers and others as to the type of care that can be provided, while allowing for appropriate variations from one assisted facility to another;
  • Advocating for laws, regulations and practices that advance both resident choice and strong consumer protections;
  • Developing high, universal standards relating to services, staffing, residents' rights, and other important aspects of assisted living care;
  • Ensuring strong enforcement and oversight systems on federal and state levels to protect consumers and assure quality;
  • Promoting affordable and accessible assisted living, including equal treatment of those consumers receiving financial assistance from Medicaid or other public programs; and
  • Protecting consumers' civil liberties, including freedom from discrimination based on real or perceived disability, race or sexual orientation.
 
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