United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 44 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-684 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684 P0b002ee180397c87 f:d04684 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684 GAO-04-684 Elder care Elderly persons Health care facilities Health care services Licenses Long-term care Nursing homes Information disclosure Consumer education Standards and standardization Florida Massachusetts Texas Washington Georgia Other Written Product A09940 Assisted living facilities provide help with activities of daily living in a residential setting for individuals who cannot live independently but do not require 24-hour skilled nursing care. In 2002, over 36,000 assisted living facilities served approximately 900,000 residents. The states establish and enforce licensing standards for these institutions. Because states have taken widely differing approaches to regulating and supporting assisted living, they can potentially learn from each other's experiences as they consider changes to their own policies. GAO was asked to review challenges faced by consumers and providers of assisted living and seek out notable state initiatives addressing those challenges in three selected areas: (1) disclosure of full and accurate information to consumers, (2) state assistance to providers to meet licensing requirements, and (3) procedures for addressing residents' complaints. We identified specific examples of individual programs in Florida, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Massachusetts that highlighted different approaches in these three areas, which other states might wish to consider emulating https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684.pdf GAO-04-684 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-684 Other Written Product GAO-04-684; Assisted Living: Examples of State Efforts to Improve Consumer Protections; Elder care Elderly persons Health care facilities Health care services Licenses Long-term care Nursing homes Information disclosure Consumer education Standards and standardization Florida Massachusetts Texas Washington Georgia Volume 106 Page 1195 106 Stat. 1195 Public Law 102-375