Assisted Living Forum

The Assisted Living Forum is facilitated by the Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Assisted Living and meets bi-monthly. Stakeholders involved in assisted living gather in a collaborative spirit to discuss current issues in the regulated assisted living environment. 

Entities in assisted living include Community Based Residential Facilities (CBRF), 3-4 bed Adult Family Homes (AFH) and Residential Care Apartment Complexes (RCAC). Stakeholders may include Department regulators, Department program Bureaus, provider associations, advocates, providers, assisted living business partners, Managed Care Organizations and county representatives. 

Forum topics may include interpretation of regulations, public funding issues, best practices, quality improvement, workforce issues, statistics and trends, local and national issues and public policy.  The morning session is a general meeting for all three provider groups and runs from 10:00 a.m. until 11:45. There is a 45 minute break for lunch. The CBRF, RCAC and AFH breakout sessions run from 12:30 until 2:00.

Stakeholders may submit suggestions for issues to be discussed during an Assisted Living Forum by using the online Assisted Living Forum Issues Submission Survey.

We encourage you to provide an e-mail address or telephone number on the submission form so that we may respond to any issues/questions submitted that may be more appropriately answered on an individual basis rather than as a topic for the AL Forum.

Meeting Dates and Location:

For those AL Forums identified above that will be held via Adobe Connect Meeting, information and instructions for accessing these meetings will be distributed via the AL Forum ListServ prior to the scheduled Adobe Connect Meeting.  There will be no separate breakout sessions following the general morning session.

Reminder: The May 8, 2012 Assisted Living Forum meeting will be conducted utilizing Adobe Connect software over the internet and will not be an in-person meeting. Adobe Connect Meeting is a web conferencing product that allows users to conduct live meetings and presentations over the internet.

Refer to the Adobe Connect Meeting Technical Information document to obtain information on required software you will need in order to attend an Adobe Connect Meeting and how to test your computer prior to attending the meeting.

Please connect to the Assisted Living Forum via Adobe Connect Pro by 9:45 a.m. on May 8, 2012, to ensure your equipment is functioning properly. The following Adobe Connect Pro link will be used for the May 8th, 2012 Assisted Living Forum:

https://connect.wisconsin.gov/dhsdqaalforum/

Please check the circle next to "Enter as a Guest" and then enter your full name and agency/organization.

Assisted Living Forum LISTSERV:

Sign up to receive e-mail reminders and other information related to the Assisted Living Forum. Make sure you check the Assisted Living Forum box:
http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/rl_DSL/Listserv/signup.HTM

Assisted Living Forum Archive:

The Assisted Living Forum archive will allow you to view meeting agendas and handouts from the past year and for the current year.

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Last Updated: March 19, 2012