Surveys are a fact of life in the assisted living business. They are an important way for regulators to confirm compliance with regulatory requirements. But assisted living providers may sometimes feel that survey results are unfair. Maybe the surveyor didn’t have all the information, had a misimpression, or was just plain wrong.
Learn how to handle this issue.
Read MoreSober homes must now be certified in Colorado.
Read MoreService animals and assistance animals have been on the upswing in recent years. Indeed, the variety of living things that have been claimed as emotional support animals includes peacocks, turkeys, pigs, lizards, kangaroos, snakes and many others. What does this mean for assisted living residences and assisted living facilities? This article explains what assisted living homes need to consider when a potential resident has a service or assistance animal.
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Building codes or safety requirements that are not related to a person’s disability may be able to be challenged under a fair housing act argument. PLPG assisted living attorneys can help.
Read MoreAt the urging of Pinkowski Law & Policy Group, LLC, the Facility Guidelines Institute issued a formal interpretation of design guidelines that enables developers in Colorado to continue to create small assisted living homes in residential neighborhoods.
Read MoreColorado voters are being asked to vote on Amendment 74 which proposes amending the Colorado Constitution to “require the state or a local government to compensate a property owner if a law or regulation reduces the fair market value of his or her property”. The general effect of Amendment 74 will be to hamstring local government planners and cost taxpayers unbelievable sums of money in legal battles and compensation payments to landowners who claim a “reduction in fair market value” from a planning decision. The specific effect on the disabled will be to once again relegate them to institutional settings and deprive them of participation in mainstream residential American life.
Read MorePLPG’s Brian Pinkowski was appointed the President of the Residential Assisted Living National Association (RALNA). RALNA will represent small care homes to help the group find its power for purchasing, advocacy, self-regulation for quality care, training opportunities, and a supportive network to help investors and operators meet the growing demand for senior care.
Read MorePLPG’s Brian and Michelle Pinkowski were honored to receive the Residential Assisted Living Academy’s “Industry Innovator” Award for their legal and regulatory advocacy, as well as assistance establishing the Residential Assisted Living National Association (RALNA). PLPG is pleased to be able to support this industry and the people in it that play such an important role the lives of seniors and their families.
Read MorePLPG’s Michelle Pinkowski presented two sessions at the 2nd Annual RAL NAT CON to offer practical solutions for understanding legal issues facing the residential assisted living industry. Successfully navigating licensing regulations, zoning ordinances and the Fair Housing Act helps developers get on their way toward providing needed care for our seniors and other disabled populations.
Read MoreNew proposed regulations put small and Medicaid assisted living residences at risk in Colorado. Building standards developed by the Facilities Guidelines Institute take a "one size fits all" approach that will make it impossible to create new small and affordable homes for seniors. This comes at a time when seniors are demanding smaller home environments in neighborhoods over big facilities in commercial areas.
Read MorePinkowski Law & Policy Group, LLC submitted comments today to the CDPHE's draft regulation of assisted living residences. We believe that promulgation of this draft will result in fewer consumer choices, a reduced number of assisted living service providers in the face of a growing aging population, and a disproportionate impact on smaller assisted living providers.
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