Assisted Living News
Napa Valley Register (Napa Valley, CA), Jan. 25, 2008, "No Help for Assisted Living Facilities in Proposed State Budget Cuts," by Natalie Hoffman.
The Leader (Port Townsend & Jefferson County, WA), Nov. 26, 2007, "Protesters target Victoria House decision," by Allison Arthur.
The Leader (Port Townsend & Jefferson County, WA), Nov. 7, 2007, "Medicaid patients at Victoria House plan eviction protest," by Allison Arthur.
King 5 News (Seattle, WA), Oct. 11, 2007, "Investigators: Assisted Living Residents Pay More for Meds."
The Rapid City Journal (South Dakota), Sept. 2, 2007, "Do your loved ones get the proper care at an assisted living facility?," by Katie Brown.
The Capital Gazette (Annapolis, MD), Aug. 28, 2007, "Failure to inspect assisted-living facilities is shameful," Editorial.
Tulsa World (OK) recently ran a series on problems in assisted livings by Ziva Bransetter:July 10, 2007, "Citations for Homes Top 100 in 2006."
July 9, 2007, "Growing Old: Fighting to Stay in Facility."
July 9, 2007, "Unmet Needs: Woman's dehydration death leads to questions, lawsuit."
July 8, 2007, "Growing Old: Number of Homes Cited for Problems."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 13, 2007, "Company's System Keeps Medicaid Errors in Check," by David Templeton.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) recently published a three-part investigative series on assisted living:
June 10, 2007. "As Assisted-Living Care Grows, Worries Mount."
*All are available for a fee in The Arizona Republic archives.
June 9, 2007. "Asisted Living by the Numbers."
June 9, 2007. "List of Some Assisted Living Homes Closed by the State or Fined."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), May 29, 2007, "Is It Assisted Living or Assisted Profits?," by Bonnie Jenko.
The Record (NJ), March 4, 2007. "Assisted-Living Homes Don't Always Deliver What's Expected," by Lindy Washburn.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published a four-part series, "A Failure to Care," about the problems with Assisted Living Facilities across the nation:
Feb. 28, 2007. "A Dysfunctional System," By Ken Dilanian and Nancy Phillips.
All four stories and related tools are available on the "A Failure to Care" Web site of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Feb. 27, 2007. "Writing Their Own Rules," By Ken Dilanian.
Feb. 26, 2007. "Criminal Neglect, Overlooked Cruelty," By Ken Dilanian.
Feb. 25, 2007. "Shame of the State," By Ken Dilanian.
The CBS Evening News, Nov. 13, 2006. "Assisted Living, Erratic Regulation: With No Federal Regulation and Limited State Laws, Negligence Cases are Growing," by Armen Keteyian.
The Washington Post, May 2004. Four-part series, "Dangers of Assisted Living in Virginia," by David Fallis.
USA Today, May 25, 2004. "Patchwork of laws, few inspections can spell trouble," By Kevin McCoy.
Consumer Reports, July 2005. "Assisted Living: How Much Assistance Can You Really Count On?"