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:
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Date |
Time |
| January 20, 2015 (In-Person - Madison College) |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| March 31, 2015 (In-Person - Madison College) |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| May 12, 2015 (Adobe Connect Meeting) |
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Provider Breakout Sessions |
| August 4, 2015 (In-Person - Madison College - Location Tentative) |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| October 27, 2015 (In-Person - Madison College - Location Tentative) |
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
The forum agenda will be sent out via the Assisted Living Forum ListServ approximately one week prior to the scheduled forum.
Adobe Connect Meetings:
Assisted Living Forum meetings identified as an Adobe Connect Meeting will be conducted utilizing Adobe Connect software over the internet and will not be an in-person meeting. Adobe Connect software 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.
To Join the Meeting: Please connect to the Assisted Living Forum via Adobe Connect by 9:45 a.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure your equipment is functioning properly. Use the following link to join the Adobe Connect Meetings: https://connect.wisconsin.gov/dhsdqaalforum/. "Enter as a Guest" and then enter your full name and agency/organization.
Assisted Living Forum LISTSERV:
Click here to sign up and receive e-mail reminders and other information related to the Assisted Living Forum. Make sure you check the Assisted Living Forum box.
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.
