US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
01/19/24 at 04:00 AM
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
McKnight's Senior Living, by Kimberly Bonvissuto; 1/17/24
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from communities, as well as the New York Times and KFF, which scrutinized an industry pricing structure that adds fees on top of basic charges to cover additional services, as well as rate increases and the for-profit status of most providers.