Assisted Living Consumers Alliance host free Web seminar on assisted living advocacy
Register here! https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/254313901%3E
Arethe following statements true or false?
“Assisted living is a social model of care, so health care standards don’tbelong.”“Nursing homes don’t work well because they’ve been overregulated — wedon’t want to make those same mistakes with assisted living.”
“Enforcementactions are counterproductive; government inspection should be replaced withtechnical assistance.”
We respectfully submit that these statements are false, and invite you to jointhe Assisted Living Consumer Alliance for a timely evaluation of public policyand government enforcement. The session will discuss both advocacy forindividual residents, and statewide advocacy on statutes and regulations.
The speakers are Eric Carlson of the National Senior Citizens Law Center,and Toby Edelman of the Center for Medicare Advocacy. Both serve onALCA’s Board of Directors.
The training will start at 3 p.m. Eastern, 2 p.m. Central, 1 p.m. Mountain, andnoon Pacific, on Wednesday, November 19.
You have two options for calling in. If you think you might want to ask aquestion, you can call in at 703-259-9001, code 348-083-395. Don’t use a cellphone, and it would be best if you have the technology to mute your phone whenyou’re listening. If for some reason you cannot be connected, call in asa listen-only attendee, following the instructions in the next sentence.
If you expect to listen only, call in as an attendee at 703-259-9001, code658-630-183 You will be able to submit questions with your computer keyboardthrough the Question and Answer feature of the Webinar program.
With any questions, please contact us at alca.assistedliving@gmail.com.
Title: Advocacy andEnforcement in Assisted Living
Date: Wednesday, November19, 2008
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST
REGISTER HERE: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/254313901%3E
Afterregistering you will receive a confirmation email containing information aboutjoining the Webinar.