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Committee backs disclosure requirement for staffing levels at assisted‑living homes
Summary
AB 508 would require licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) to calculate and provide daily staffing information to residents and prospective residents; the committee passed the bill as amended and re‑referred it for appropriations amid testimony from family members and industry groups.
Assemblymember Aguiar‑Curry presented AB 508 to the Assembly Aging and Long Term Care Committee, saying the bill would empower consumers to make more informed decisions by requiring residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) — commonly called assisted‑living facilities — to disclose daily staffing information upon request, at admission, and when rates increase.
"RCFEs are not held to the same standards" as skilled nursing facilities, Aguiar‑Curry said, noting that staff ratios and retained staffing data are not currently required for RCFEs as they are for skilled…
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