Kim Blanton— @SquaredAwayBC on X,
An advocate for improving care and federal oversight in assisted living facilities succinctly described the experience of searching for a safe place for a loved one.
“The assisted living sector operates under a caveat emptor – let the buyer beware – principle,” Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, told the Senate Committee on Aging in January.
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More federal involvement is a “moral imperative” to protect patients and support families, Mollot told the committee. He and other experts said oversight is appropriate since Medicaid patients in many states qualify for funding for assisted living facilities. States have developed their own standards for monitoring care. But national standards and inspections would provide consistency in care quality and resident safety standards, he said.
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