As a residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), you are required to meet certain standards for compliance. With 2022 fast approaching, it is important for RCFE owners and operators to refresh themselves on these particular guidelines to ensure they stay on track throughout the year. To assist in this, we discuss the most important…
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The residential care facility/RCFE industry is booming right now. As this population segment grows, so too do the facilities that cater to their needs. Many are starting to learn however that it is getting increasingly difficult to stand out from your competitors and develop a successful facility in any particular region or city. For those…
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As an RCFE owner, you have a lot of irons in the fire at all times. It doesn’t leave a lot of leftover availability to worry about things like the status of your workforce in the eyes of the state — but you need to make time. If you’re 1099-ing your caregivers, you’ll probably run…
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Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) – also known as assisted living facilities and nursing homes – are facilities that provide a level of care that includes assistance with daily living activities. These services are provided in a multitude of communities, including family-owned-and-operated ones, providers who serve seniors throughout California, and providers who offer…
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I started my first RCFE in La Quinta, California, in 2011. But when it came time to sell, I found challenge after challenge. It was difficult to find a buyer with enough experience in the industry. Then, even once I did, I didn’t understand the intricacies of transitioning my RCFE to the new owner, let…
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If you own or manage a residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), you’ve faced challenge after challenge this year. On top of the onus to keep your residents safe from COVID-19, you’ve had to pivot with new state regulation in light of the pandemic. That’s meant changes to the biannual inspections performed by a…
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Small residential care facilities for the eldery (RCFEs), also called board-and-care homes, provide the best of both worlds for their residents. They offer the assisted living care individuals need to enjoy the best possible quality of life through the years. But rather than providing this in a sterile medical setting, they do so in a…
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Historically, transmissible illnesses aren’t covered by workers’ compensation. But, like nearly all things, the pandemic has turned this regulation on its head. In an effort to protect businesses and their employees, many state legislatures have considered amending workers’ comp coverage. They’re looking for ways to extend it to certain employees who contract COVID-19 in the…
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The pandemic has dramatically altered daily life for people across the globe. That’s especially true for people who own or work at assisted living facilities. Because the risk of severe illness as a result of contracting COVID-19 increases with age, individuals who run these facilities have had to make quick strides to protect their residents.…
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In California, Health & Safety Code Sec. 1569.69 requires all staff for RCFEs to consent to updated and extended assisted living medication training necessities while helping the occupants with self-administering of the needed medication. Since almost all RCFE’s are required to administer medication to seniors living in your residential care facility, the new training…
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