State Medicaid programs generally can pay for assisted living services. Also, new federal regulations (effective March 2023) now establish some rights for residents of Medicaid-participating assisted living facilities.
Medicaid assisted living, however, remains a work in progress. If a facility violates a resident’s federal rights, the state may have no means of accepting a complaint from the resident, or forcing the facility to correct the problem. Likewise, as shown by a Justice in Aging report, the assisted living “quality measures” collected by the state (and shared with the federal government) may be relatively meaningless and, in any case, are likely not provided to the public.
This 30-minute webinar, Who’s Monitoring Medicaid Assisted Living?—A Brief Overview, explains the current regulatory structure and its limitations, with a focus on how the system might be changed for the better.
Presenter:
Eric Carlson, Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy
