Quality of Care in Residential Care for the Elderly, A Study of the Limitation’s Potential of Community Care Licensing’s Current Data Systems (PDF, 1.5mb)
University of California, San Francisco with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), Final Report, March 2008.

This 21-page report is based on original research of public records located in California district offices of Community Care Licensing (CCL), and presents findings on the status of public records, enforcement practices, quality of care citations, and staffing. The report also analyzes online information systems on residential care/assisted living throughout the U.S. In addition, the report makes policy recommendations to improve the quality of enforcement and information systems.

Three other reports present more in-depth findings and analyses that provide the foundation for the final report above:

• Monitoring Quality of Care in Residential Care for the Elderly (PDF, 943kb)
  A Study of the Limitations and Potential of Community Care Licensing’s Current Data Systems


• Inspection Visits in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (PDF, 340kb)
  The Effects of a Policy Change


• Meeting California’s Needs for Residential Care Facility Information through the Internet (PDF, 1.2mb)
  Reviewing State Best Practice Websites Providing Consumer Residential Care Facility Information