Nathan E Botts
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PBS shines a bright light on Assisted Living – will change follow?

By now, you’ve probably heard about or seen it.  PBS’ Frontline and ProPublica spent a year researching care (and deaths) in the largest of assisted living companies, Emeritus Senior Living. After the broadcast, positioning statements and some self-righteous comments emerged from industry observers as well as a few defensive responses from industry leaders – ALFA and Leading Age. Larry Minnix (Leading Age) tells ALF executives them to ask themselves, “What are your staffing levels?” Indeed. And we should ask as well. What should they be in an AL memory unit? He doesn’t say. Should facilities be shut down after horrible incidents like these? We've had that opportunity – remember the Miami Herald series Neglected to Death? Not just one company (as in the Frontline story) but many organizations, large and small, throughout Florida, not just one incident but multiple. As with many of these types of incidents, company growth may slow, organizations may consolidate under new ownership or new names, but rarely are they shut down.

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