U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Explores Federal Progress in Assisted Living Facility Oversight

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging recently explored the federal government's progress in assisted living facility oversight during a March 15, 2011 roundtable format entitled: "Assisted Living at the Dawn of America's "Age Wave": What Have States Achieved and How is the Federal Role Evolving?"

Participants' testimony, biographical and organizational information are accessible below:


Moderator:

Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs

States:


Christy Allen, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation, Tennessee Department of Health
Krista Hughes, Director, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
Julie Strauss, Office of Licensing and Quality of Care, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division, Oregon Department of Human Services
Irene Collins, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Senior Services
Kevin Coughlin, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Assisted Living


Federal:
Barbara Edwards, Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMS
Henry Claypool, Director, Office of Disability, HHS
Michael Vaughn, Acting Director, Asset Management and Lender Relations, Office of Residential Care Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, HUD


Industry:
Brenda Bacon, President and CEO, Brandywine Senior Living
Patricia Will, CEO, Belmont Village Senior Living
Howard Groff, President, Tealwood Care Centers



Advocates:
Kevin Coughlin, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Assisted Living
Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney, National Senior Citizen’s Law Center
Josh Allen, President, American Assisted Living Nurses Association


Experts:
Larry Polivka, Executive Director, Claude Pepper Center
Martha Roherty, Executive Director, National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD)
Robert Jenkens, Director – The Green House Project, NCB Capital Impact
Charley Reed, Member, Board of Directors, AARP
Barbara Lyons, Senior Vice President – Kaiser Family Foundation, Director – Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

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