Assisted Living Regulations Change in 20 States, Infection Control Now the Norm
Senior Housing News January 10, 2024
Infection control protocols and emergency preparedness requirements are now commonplace in the U.S. as 20 states enacted regulation changes and updates for assisted living operators in the last year.
That’s according to the latest annual “Assisted Living Regulatory Review” report from the National Center for Assisted Living, released Jan. 10.
The report this year tracked three new categories – infection control requirements, emergency preparedness requirements and quality requirements – and found the majority of states enacted regulations related to them. Inclusion of infection control and emergency preparedness regulatory requirements, which 86% and 90% of states have in place respectively.
Among the 50 U.S. states, 44 (86%) have set some infection control requirements in place, while 45 states and the...