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Assisted Living Issues Intensive 2012 Public Policy Conference February 8, 2012 Eric Dowdy, MPPA Director of Policy. Overview. We will cover: Current Statistics 2011 Legislation & Regulatory Issues Pending & Sponsored Legislation Issue Briefs How to Read Your Visit Schedule
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Assisted Living Issues Intensive 2012 Public Policy Conference February 8, 2012 Eric Dowdy, MPPA Director of Policy
Overview • We will cover: • Current Statistics • 2011 Legislation & Regulatory Issues • Pending & Sponsored Legislation • Issue Briefs • How to Read Your Visit Schedule • Capitol Logistics • Q & A
California Assisted Living Statistics • CCRCs: • 102 (97 Authorized) CCRCs in CA • 73.5% are Not-for-Profit (75) • 26.4% are For-Profit (27) • 17 are Life Care Communities • RCFEs: • 7,667 in the state with a capacity for 171,855 residents • Approx. 80% are “Board and Care” (6 beds or fewer)
Where are CCRCs located? • Mostly Urban/Suburban Areas • San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles
2011 Legislation • Relevant Bills: • AB 106 (Budget Committee) • AB 313 (Monning) • AB 419 (Mitchell) • AB 748 (Yamada) • AB 1142 (Chesbro) • SB 897 (Leno)
Regulatory Issues • DSS Staffing/Inspection Protocols • Continuing Care Provider Fee Fund • Elimination of Continuing Care Advisory Committee • New Regulations/Evaluator Manual Updates
Issue Briefs 2012 Public Policy Issue Briefs: • Continuing Care at Home • California’s Budget Deficit: A Call for Revenues • Housing with Services • Ensuring Affordable Homes for the Future
Capitol Logistics • Visit schedule included in your packet • Room 4202 is “Home Base” • Meet your team outside legislator’s office 5 minutes before meeting • Four digit Room Numbers in “Annex” (new side) the three digit room numbers on historic side are leadership offices • Our key legislative committees
Resources • Aging Services Issue Briefs at http://www.aging.org • Bill Information (Analyses, Vote History, Current Status, etc.) at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov • RCFE Regulation, Policy Documents at http://ccld.ca.gov • CCRC Statutes and Branch Information at www.calccrc.ca.gov