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Article: Assisted living: on the slippery slope to regulation? (View On Washington).(Industry Overview)
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- Nursing Homes
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- June 1, 2002
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On April 16, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a one-day hearing on the progress of the Assisted Living Workgroup established at its request by providers and self-proclaimed consumer advocates. The workgroup's facilitator, Larry Minnix, D.Min., president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), reported significant accomplishments since the group's first meeting last August. It would appear that the workgroup is on schedule to present the committee with a final report and recommendations early next year.
Beneath this image of cooperation and collaboration between providers and critics of assisted living, however, ...