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 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:
- August 19, 2025
- October 14, 2025
To attend:
- Join Zoom forum. (Select this link to go straight to the room. No need for a meeting ID and password.)
- Meeting ID: 160 972 5647
- Passcode: 438699
- Join by Phone: 669-254-5252
- Enter 160 972 5647 # 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.
June 17, 2025
- Agenda June 17, 2025 (PDF)
- June 17, 2025 Forum recording
- Additional resources
- Legionnaires’ Disease: Considerations for Investigating a Possible Facility-Acquired Case (PDF)
- Bureau of Assisted Living Regional Offices and Behavioral Health Certification Section
- Crisis Services: A Safe Place for Help
- Waivers, Approvals, Variances, and Exceptions: Assisted Living
- Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease, Pontiac Fever) P-42066
- Assisted Living: Survey Guide
February 11, 2025
- Agenda February 11, 2025 (PDF)
- February 11, 2025 Forum recording
- Additional resources
- Wisconsin Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Prevention Program Updates (PDF)
- Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention & Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (PDF)
- Infection Prevention and Control (PDF)
- APS and Key Partners Role and Response to Reports of Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation in Residential Care Facilities (PDF)
- Administrative Rules
- Wisconsin Public Meeting Notices & Minutes
- Wisconsin DHS Digital Updates
- Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms, P-03250A (PDF)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections: Reportable Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- Prevention and Control Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Wisconsin Long-Term Care Facilities, P-00653 (PDF)
- Assisted Living and Adult Day Care Centers: Standards of Practice Resources
- Preventing and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities and Other Health Care Settings
- HAI Infection Prevention Education
- CDC's Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices for Safe Healthcare Delivery in All Settings
- Prevention and control of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks (PDF)
- Infection Prevention and Control Core Practices
- Decision Tree: Tuberculosis Screening of Health Care Personnel (HCP) and Caregivers upon Hire, P-02530 (PDF)
- Wisconsin Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment and Symptom Evaluation, F-02314 (PDF)
- Indicators of risk* for tuberculosis (TB) at baseline health care personnel assessment
- International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
- Pioneer Network New Dining Practice Standards (PDF)
- Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines for Assisted Living Communities (PDF)
- Pre-Registration - DQA Misconduct Reporting System - F-03359
- Board on Aging & Long Term Care
October 15, 2024
- Agenda October 15, 2024 (PDF)
- October 15, 2024 Forum recording
- Additional resources
- HCBS Settings Rule Update: Corrective Action Plan (PDF)
- Legionnaires’ Disease Update (PDF)
- Voting in Care Facilities: Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources (PDF)
- Residential Service Providers: Resources for Voters with Disabilities Fact Sheet
- CDC Worksheet: Identify Buildings with Increased Legionella Risk
August 20, 2024
- Agenda August 20, 2024 (PDF)
- August 20, 2024 Forum recording
- Additional resources
- HAI Prevention Program Regional IPs (PDF)
- Setting Your Course to Meet DHS Training Requirements (PDF)
- CCDET The Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project
- DHS Division of Quality Assurance (DQA)
- DQA Post Survey Questionnaire
- Reporting Requirements for Assisted Living Facilities, P-02007
- Regulations: Reporting of Client, Patient, or Resident Death
June 18, 2024
- Agenda June 18, 2024 (PDF)
- June 18, 2024 Forum recording
- Additional resources
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Update Presentation (PDF)
- Certified Direct Care Professional Presentation (PDF)
- Customer Service and Service Recovery (PDF)
- UW Green Bay FOCUS Conference
- UW Green Bay Certified Direct Care Professional
- State of Assisted Living, P-01726
- Assisted Living: Provider Resources
- Wisconsin HAI: Contact Information
February 13, 2024
- Agenda February 13, 2024 (PDF)
- February 13, 2024 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
- 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)