Defining Assisted Living

The recent GAO report, Medicaid Assisted Living Services: Improved Federal Oversight Of Beneficiary Health & Welfare Is Needed, created some waves in the field. Most of the report, and the subsequent coverage, was focused on the lack of monitoring of critical incidents and consumer safety – States Having Big Problems Tracking Safety Issues At Assisted Living Facilities, GAO Finds and Federal Watchdog Criticizes Gaps In Assisted Living Regulations.

The report is a treasure trove of information about assisted living. I learned some interesting facts:

48 state Medicaid agencies reported collectively spending about $10 billion in state and federal Medicaid funds for . . .