State regulatory provisions for residential care settings

State regulatory provisions for residential care settings
Author: Paula Carder
Publisher: RTI Press
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Residential care settings (RCSs), such as assisted living facilities, provide community-based services for older adults and younger people with disabilities who require long-term services and supports. Within RCSs, staffing adequacy is a key factor for ensuring residents’ quality of care. However, because residential care settings are licensed and regulated by the states, staffing requirements vary considerably among states. This paper provides an overview of state regulations related to staffing in residential care, highlighting the variance among state regulations. The primary data source for this analysis was the Compendium of Residential Care and Assisted Living Regulations and Policy, 2015 Edition, funded by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation/US Department of Health and Human Services. Consumers and regulators need to be aware of the state variance in RCS staffing requirements and assess whether a state’s staffing requirements are adequate to meet residents’ needs.

Long-Term Care in Transition

Long-Term Care in Transition
Author: David Barton Smith
Publisher: Beard Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2000-09-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1587980304

Long-Term Care in Transition is a carefully documented case study of the changes that took place in the regulation of nursing homes in New York between 1975 and 1980. It covers the history of the regulatory offensive in New York and strategies of control and their effectiveness, touching on such subjects as professional standards, rate-setting, reimbursement, criminal prosecution and consumers. Invaluable reading for health care professionals involved in the management of nursing homes, it concludes with some of the lessons learned from this experience for the health sector as a whole. While regulations have changed since 1980, David B. Smith has written a new preface, which puts the study in perspective. Book jacket.