Assisted Living Facilities
What is Assisted Living?
 Assisted Living is a licensed residential setting
that provides 24 hour care and supervision to seniors who need
assistance, but do not require around the clock nursing care.
Assisted Living communities provide assistance with activities
of daily living, medication management, social activities,
housekeeping, meals, transportation, and may offer dementia care
programs and health-related services.
There are many Assisted Living facilities which have
comprehensive programs designed specifically for the elderly who
cannot live on their own. These are not retirement residences
with an adjunct care program but are facilities specially
constructed for the purpose of caring for seniors. Sometimes
these facilities are conversions of retirement residences or
small apartments into care centers. They generally are laid out
apartment style with special amenities such as walk in showers,
wide doors for wheelchair access, emergency call pull cords,
etc.
Facility size can vary from less than 20 beds to over 200 beds.
Larger is not always better. It is important to visit as many in
your area as you can to get a feel for what is available before
you make a choice.
 91% of residents are satisfied with their
Assisted Living experience.
There are 7,757 licensed Assisted Living Assisted
Living communities (RCFEs) in California.
164,824 seniors live in California’s Assisted
Living communities.
Assisted Living provides more than 68,000 jobs in
California.
Assisted living as it exists today emerged in the 1990's as
an eldercare alternative on the continuum of care for people,
normally seniors, who cannot live independently in a private
residence, but who do not need the 24-hour medical care provided
by a nursing home. Assisted living is a philosophy of care and
services promoting independence and dignity.
Government Oversight in California
 Assisted Living communities in California are
licensed Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) and
are regulated by the Department of Social Services. Inspections
by state officials, staff training and certification
requirements, family and community involvement, and ongoing
assurance efforts work together to help ensure quality care.
One of the most important elements of Assisted Living is the
variety of Assisted Living communities available. Variations in
size, amenities, services, and pricing enable consumers to
choose an environment that they consider attractive, a community
that meets their needs, and pricing that works for them.
Assisted Living includes family-owned and operated communities,
providers who serve seniors in several communities within
California, and providers who offer Assisted Living services in
communities in multiple states. The variety and flexibility of
Assisted Living has helped make it the popular care option it is
today.
Taking full advantage of this variety, consumers today are more
informed than ever before. Current law requires admission
agreements to disclose pricing structures and reasons rates may
go up. Communities must also provide written disclosure of their
prior rate increase history for the past three years. In
addition, current law also requires disclosure of the reasons
for a rate increase, along with the amount of the increase at
least 60 days in advance. These laws help ensure that consumers
understand the cost of care and have adequate notice of changes.
Consumer may also take advantage of information provided by
local Community Care Licensing offices. A phone call will
provide a verbal review of licensing history at specific
communities a consumer may be considering.
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