Presented by: Washington State Continuing Care Residents Association December 14, 2015

Jim McClaine CCRC Resident Member, NACCRA WA Liz Tidyman Consumer

 Offer an Active, Independent Lifestyle,  Attractive to Seniors Deciding on Long Term Care,  Allow Seniors to Convert Home Equity Into Housing, and  Receive Daily Living Services and Health Care,  For Couples, One Can Remain Independent while the 2 nd Person Can Move to a Higher Level of Care.

 Residents Invest in Their Communities  Their Financial Investment Makes CCRCs Possible,  Often A Significant Amount of Their Life Savings,  By Leveraging Resident Investments, Communities Were Able to Raise Over 700 Million Dollars in Capital for Expansion in the last 3 years,  Residents Work to Make Their Communities Better  Contribute Their Time and Considerable Experience to Improving Their Communities.

Independent Living Unit Assisted Living Facility Skilled Nursing Facility “Services are not priced separately”

Independent Living Unit Assisted Living Unit Skilled Nursing Unit Resident must negotiate mitigations when vulnerable… And/or increase burn-rate through resources

Independent Living Unit Assisted Living Facility Skilled Nursing Facility Contract and Fees Disclosure of services, service gaps, charges

Independent Living Unit Assisted Living Facility Skilled Nursing Facility Contract and Fees Disclosure of protections for decision making

What We Propose

30 States Have Some Form of CCRC Laws, Graph Shows States with Comprehensive CCRC Laws, 3 States Have Over 100 CCRCs; 3 Others Have Over 50,

Create and Pass: A Comprehensive CCRC Resident Protections Law that Will Keep CCRCs a Relevant Part of the Senior Living and Services Landscape.

Jim McClaine NACCRA Washington Liz Tidyman Consumer