Assisted living checklists for consumers

Abstract

In order for consumers to compare long-term care facilities, information about those facilities must be readily available. It is unclear how much information is available for assisted living facilities (ALFs). In this investigation, an internet search was performed to determine what information is available in each state. It was found that most states have a number of descriptive indicators. The way in which the information is displayed varies substantially among different states, as well as the detail and depth of information. While a variety of useful information was found, it was not necessarily found easily. It is important to enable consumers to make a direct comparison between ALFs, and in order to do that there needs to be obvious standardization of presented information among the different states.