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	<title>National Senior Citizens Law Center &#187; Assisted Living</title>
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		<title>Comments Due July 2 for Proposed Medicaid Regulations Defining “Community Based”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS has released another set of proposed regulations that seek to clarify whether an assisted living facility can be considered non-institutional setting for purposes of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) funding, with comments on the proposal due by no &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/comments-due-july-2-for-proposed-medicaid-regulations-defining-community-based/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Statement to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ensuring Quality and Oversight in Assisted Living As Medicaid beneficiaries and monies are increasingly shifted from nursing homes to assisted living facilities and other HCBS settings, it is entirely appropriate that Congress and CMS establish some standards on what type &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/joint-statement-to-the-us-senate-special-committee-on-aging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on HCBS Regulation and Assisted Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, NSCLC calls for strong standards for when assisted living can be considered community-based and thus eligible for Medicaid HCBS funding. Read Comment letter on HCBS regulations]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Payment for Assisted Living</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 19:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The federal government should take a more active role in oversight of assisted living facilities in light of current common practice that allows facilities to kick out or refuse to admit Medicaid-eligible residents even though the facilities themselves are approved &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/medicaid-payment-for-assisted-living/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Low-Income Assisted Living Residents</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/protecting-low-income-assisted-living-residents/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=protecting-low-income-assisted-living-residents</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/protecting-low-income-assisted-living-residents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[NSCLC recently published an issue brief focusing on Medicaid payment for assisted living. One concern is the unfair way in which Medicaid-eligible residents are sometimes treated by assisted living facilities that are certified to accept Medicaid reimbursement. Preventing this unfair &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/protecting-low-income-assisted-living-residents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>California Assisted Living Facilities Cannot Evict for Resident&#8217;s Transition to SSI Benefits</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/ca-assisted-living-facilities-cannot-evict-for-residents-transition-to-ssi-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The California Department of Social Services recently confirmed that an assisted living resident cannot be evicted for non-payment when he or she is approved for SSI by the Social Security Administration, and accordingly begins paying the lower rate set by &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/ca-assisted-living-facilities-cannot-evict-for-residents-transition-to-ssi-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Questions to Consider When Evaluating Continuing Care Contracts</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/questions-to-consider-when-evaluating-continuing-care-contracts/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=questions-to-consider-when-evaluating-continuing-care-contracts</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/questions-to-consider-when-evaluating-continuing-care-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Should you make a large, upfront payment to move into a retirement community?  Use NSCLC’s checklist to learn about retirement communities’ pros and cons. (Adapted with permission from Long-Term Care Advocacy (©2009 Matthew Bender &#38; Co., Inc., a member of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/questions-to-consider-when-evaluating-continuing-care-contracts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Negotiated Risk&#8217; Unmasked</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/negotiated-risk-unmasked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new law review article provides the first comprehensive legal analysis of “negotiated risk” in assisted living. The article, written by NSCLC attorney Eric Carlson, appears in the current issue of the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy (University &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/negotiated-risk-unmasked/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Issues in Assisted Living: Who&#8217;s In, Who&#8217;s Out, and Who&#8217;s Providing the Care</title>
		<link>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/critical-issues-in-assisted-living-whos-in-whos-out-and-whos-providing-the-care/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=critical-issues-in-assisted-living-whos-in-whos-out-and-whos-providing-the-care</link>
		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/critical-issues-in-assisted-living-whos-in-whos-out-and-whos-providing-the-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This comprehensive report examines the assisted living laws in all 50 states in reference to three important questions. Who can be admitted? Who can be evicted? And how good is staffing and staff training. Read Critical Issues in Assisted Living (May &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/critical-issues-in-assisted-living-whos-in-whos-out-and-whos-providing-the-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Policy Principles for Assisted Living</title>
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		<comments>http://www.nsclc.org/index.php/policy-principles-for-assisted-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NanOak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory and consumer groups compiled policy principles for healthy development of assisted living. Read Policy Principles for Assisted Living (April 2003)]]></description>
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