Regulations: Assisted Living Forum
The Assisted Living Forum brings together people who work in assisted living to discuss:
- Assisted living care rules.
- Best practices for assisted living care.
- Local and national trends in assisted living.
- Public funding issues.
The Wisconsin Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) and the Bureau of Assisted Living hold the Assisted Living Forum four times a year. More meetings are scheduled as needed.
Upcoming forums
The Assisted Living Forum will meet from 10 a.m.–noon on the following dates:
- June 18, 2024
- August 20, 2024
- October 15, 2024
To attend:
- Join Zoom forum. (Select this link to go straight to the room. No need for a meeting ID and password.)
- Meeting ID: 160 480 6553
- Passcode: 438699
- Join by Phone: 669-254-5252
- Enter 1604806553 # when asked for the meeting ID
- Enter 438699 # if asked for passcode
- Enter # if asked for participant ID
Who can attend an Assisted Living Forum?
Anyone who works in the assisted care industry can attend. This includes:
- Health care providers.
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) regulators.
- People who work at different kinds of assisted living facilities.
Members of the media are welcome to attend. However, they should avoid asking questions during the forum. Please contact DHS Communications with questions at dhsmedia@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
How do I submit topics to discuss during an Assisted Living Forum?
If you have topics to discuss, email them to the Bureau of Assisted Living at dhsdqabalcentral@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Please include your email and phone number when submitting topics. We may call or email a response rather than respond during a forum.
Where can I find information about past Assisted Living Forums?
Agendas and handouts from past forums are listed below.
February 13, 2024
- Agenda (PDF)
- Forum recording
- Additional resources
- ‘Exponential’ increase in bed rail deaths leads to alerts from federal, state authorities
- Wisconsin Public Meeting Notices and Minutes
- DHS Administrative Rules
- Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) for Assisted Living Facilities, P-03250A (PDF)
- List P: Antimicrobial Products Registered with EPA for Claims Against Candida Auris
- Inter-Facility Infection Control Transfer Form for States Establishing HAI Prevention Collaboratives (PDF)
- DHS Norovirus
- Waivers, Approvals, Variances, and Exceptions: Assisted Living
- Prevention and control of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks (PDF)
- Community Based Treatment And Training Registry (PDF)
- Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Wisconsin (PDF)
October 17, 2023
- Agenda (PDF)
- Forum recording
- Additional resources
- WisCaregiver Careers PowerPoint (PDF)
- Recent Public Health Communications PowerPoint (PDF)
- WisCaregiver Careers and WisCaregiver Careers Agencies and Providers
- Caregiver Background Check Documentation Requirements, P-03513 (PDF)
- FOCUS 2023, November 15-16, 2023
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations and RSV-associated Pediatric Deaths are Now Reportable Conditions in Wisconsin (PDF)
- Changes to COVID-19 Reporting Requirements in Wisconsin (PDF)
- Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Confirmed measles case in Wisconsin
- City of Milwaukee Health Department - Confirmed Case of Measles in Milwaukee
- Immunization Among Long-Term Care Facility Staff (PDF)
- Wisconsin HAI: Contact Information
- Employee and Contractor Background Check Process
- Wisconsin Background Check And Misconduct Investigation Program: Offenses Affecting Eligibility For Employment or Contract In Roles With Client Contact, P-00274 (PDF)
- Center for Community Development, Engagement and Training (CCDET) Learn More and Register for Workshops
- Wisconsin Caregiver Program Manual, P-00038 (PDF)
August 22, 2023
- Agenda (PDF)
- Forum recording
- Additional resources
- Looking Ahead with Infection Prevention (PDF)
- Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry (PDF)
- WALA 83.15 CBRF Course Flyer (PDF)
- Waivers, Approvals, Variances, and Exceptions: Assisted Living
- Assisted Living Facility Waiver, Approval, Variance, or Exception Request, F-62548
- What Types of Facilities Have Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks?
- Wisconsin Community-Based Care and Treatment Training Registry
- COVID-19 Surveillance After Expiration of the Public Health Emergency Declaration ― United States, May 11, 2023
- Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities
- Respiratory Protection Program Requirements for COVID-19
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- COVID Data Tracker
- COVID-19: Wisconsin Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network
- COVID-19 Provider Webinar Series
- Wisconsin HAI: Contact Information
- Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- CDC’s Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings
- RESP-NET Interactive Dashboard
- Respiratory Virus Surveillance Report Week 28, Ending July 8, 2023 (PDF)
- COVID-19: Hospitalizations
- Virology Surveillance
- Water Management Gaps and Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks
- Developing a Water Management Program to Reduce Legionella Growth & Spread in Buildings (PDF)
- Healthcare Facility Water Management Program Checklist (PDF)
- Look out for Legionnaires’ Disease: 2023 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations
- Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)
- Regulations: Division of Quality Assurance Email Subscription
- Adult Family Homes: Opening an Adult Family Home
June 20, 2023
- Agenda (PDF)
- Forum recording
- Additional resources
- Updated COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Health Care Settings (PDF)
- Wisconsin Admin. Code ch. DHS 88 Licensed Adult Family Homes (PDF)
- Preventing Heat-Related Illness and Severe Weather Awareness
- CBRF: Requirements for Newly-Licensed Existing Structures, DQA Memo 23-001 (PDF)
- Administrative Rules: DHS 88, Licensed Adult Family Homes
- Public Comment on Rulemaking Projects, F-01924
- What do you do if you suspect someone is being abused? Adult Protective Services Guide for Elder Adults at Risk and Adults at Risk, P-00328 (PDF)
- Wisconsin Adult Protective Services: Contact Information for Elder-Adult-at-Risk Agencies, Adult-at-Risk Agencies, and Tribal Adult Protective Services Agencies, P-00328A (PDF)
February 14, 2023
Note: There is recording due to technical difficulties.
- Agenda (PDF)
- Additional resources
- Waivers, Approvals, Variances, and Exceptions: Assisted Living - Use of technology
- Apply for the DSP Magnet: The Essentials
- Ten Most-Frequently Cited Violations, October - December 2022 (PDF)
- Fire Safety Update (PDF)
- WI COVID-19 Treatment Provider Pathway (PDF)
- Tips to Prevent Transmission of Multidrug Resistant Organisms in ALFs (PDF)