Can Legislators Keep Up With Alternative Senior Living Arrangements
For some senior living operators, it seems like the regulatory laws that apply to their facilities are simply too burdensome. After all, operators of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are subject to laws that are designed to protect their predominately elderly residents from harm. It goes without saying that complying with some of these laws can be difficult. Acknowledging these difficulties, some assisted living operators have elected to evade some of the laws by morphing their facilities into something new and different--- and not subject to the regulations applicable to them. One of the largest operators of assisted...
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims That Assisted Living Facility Failed To Care For Vulnerable Patient
The family of a resident at a Wisconsin assisted living facility has filed a lawsuit against the facility and it parent company, Assisted Living Concepts LTD, in relation to the events leading up to her death in 2010. In particular, the lawsuit claims that Marilyn Brown was admitted to Cedar Gardens in July, 2008 for assistance with her dementia and repeated urinary tract infections. Over the course of her stay at the assisted living facility, the staff gradually provided less and less assistance for Ms. Brown's daily living needs. In addition to lack of daily care, the lawsuit further claims...
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Who Needs To Abide By Regulations? All Troubled Assisted Living Facilities Need To Do Is Re-Organize In Order To Avoid Compliance With Safety Laws
As we’ve discussed on several occasions, there has been a noticeable trend by senior care facilities to re-organize themselves into different entities in order to avoid regulations applicable to the particular facility. For example, nursing homes are subject to an extensive list of federal and state regulations regarding the type and method of care provided to patients. Assisted living facilities on the other hand are primarily controlled by each state. Other types of care facilities such as group homes and independent living facilities remain fairly unregulated for the most part. While the regulations help ensure safety of patients, they can...
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Pesky Government Regulations No Problem For Assisted Living Facility In Iowa
Dubuque Retirement Community was the largest assisted living center in Iowa. It was run by Assisted Living Concepts, a Wisconsin for-profit-corporation that operates 216 care facilities in twenty states. Now, Assisted Living Concepts has given up its assisted-living license on the troubled 116-resident facility. In its short two-year history as an assisted living center, Dubuque Retirement Community amassed several fines for failure to meet minimum government standards with respect to providing adequate resident care. For example: A $500 fine for having no hot water for three days in February 2008; A $2,000 fine in October 2008 for problems including staffing,...
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