They can also be found in document form on the LARA website. The reporters described cases of abuse in which residents were being beaten and burned, locked in basements or other rooms, given buckets for toilets, and had their benefit checks taken from them. AS800397501. More than 30 people were being housed there without adequate food or medication. Several SMEs and key informants noted that individuals who had only SSI to pay for care have few options for housing and care, and often end up in unlicensed care homes. My goal, is make sure they have a roof over their head, they have heat, they have electricity, they have water and they have food, said Glover-Hogan. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. Key informants mentioned that state funding and regulatory mechanisms specific to Pennsylvania had a direct influence on the state's capacity to address illegally unlicensed personal care homes. An earlier study by Perkins, Ball, Whittington, & Combs (2004) provided these reasons from the perspective of one small unlicensed care home operator: Regulatory requirements meant for large assisted living facilities are too stringent and expensive for small residential homes. Ombudsman programs are not adequately involved. Balancing a rewarding career with the ability to have a high-quality lifestyle is important. File the complaint form by mail, fax, or e-mail. Many key informants and SMEs suggested that discharge planners face difficulty placing residents in licensed care homes because these homes often do not accept patients who only have SSI (or otherwise have little money), and they often will not accept individuals with a history of mental illness, substance abuse, or those who are homeless. One of the points made by key informants is that states have very few, if any, strategies to easily identify unlicensed care homes. Based on the information gathered, we determined key criteria for site visit location selection, including having good leads/contacts for identifying key informants in the state, and having geographic variation across states. . (2007).Personal care homes in Pennsylvania: A guide for advocates. However, our literature search did not reveal any estimates of the prevalence of unlicensed residential care homes in most of these states. Michigan Agency Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community Health Systems, Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged Licensing Division Contact Ashley Harris E-mail HarrisA29@michigan.gov Phone (866) 856-0126 or (517) 284-9700 Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer. A local ombudsman in Maryland stated that they had no authority to inspect an unlicensed home and therefore did not have reliable knowledge about whether unlicensed care homes exist, how many individuals are living in such homes or what level of care or assistance those residents needed (Tobia, 2014). For example, SMEs indicated that law enforcement investigators have discovered operators of unlicensed homes with scores of electronic cards for food stamp benefits that belonged to current and former residents. Policies affecting the supply of and demand for unlicensed care homes. In the states we visited, a common theme across interviews was that addressing quality in illegally unlicensed care homes tends to focus on shutting down the operations. State informants did not provide information on the services provided in the unlicensed care homes stating that that the sample of unlicensed care homes they see is too small to make an accurate approximation of the conditions. As a result, 3,000 individuals with mental illness were transitioned into community-based supported housing. 4GEMS ADULT FOSTER CARE. Unlicensed care homes--which provide room, board and some level of services for two or more unrelated individuals, but are not licensed or certified by the state--fill some of the gaps in the availability of housing and services for these populations. Most of the literature we found referenced problems in and the prevalence of unlicensed residential care homes prior to 2009, or addressed abuse and exploitation of adults living in licensed facilities. There are three ways to file a LARA report with the State of Michigan. All states license residential care such as assisted living, and most states license small adult care homes, often referred to as adult foster care (Carder, O'Keeffe, & O'Keeffe, 2015). SMEs and key informants discussed a number of factors that may have an effect on the supply of and demand for unlicensed care homes. One key informant stated that if a call comes in and the name of the care home that is being reported is unknown, then the next step is to call the state licensure office. Thus, unlicensed care home operators are known to directly market themselves to hospitals and to pick up patients at the hospitals when they are discharged, and some hospitals have been known to pay a month of the residents' fees at the unlicensed home to secure a quick discharge from the hospital. Thus, we lack information about unlicensed care homes in moststates, and even in our study states there were no reliable counts of illegal unlicensed care homes. Texas: A 2007 media report, outside the scope of this review but important to mention, notes that city officials in Dallas estimated that there were at least 350 unlicensed, unregulated board and care homes that house 2,500 people across the city, and likely there were more than that (Hancock, 2007). ASM 139 2 of 3 ROOM AND BOARD ASB 2020-002 1-1-2020 ADULT SERVICES MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES . But there are homes providing room, board, and personal care that either fall outside the bounds of the state licensure requirements or are deliberately avoiding state licensure requirements. One example, described by multiple key informants, looked like a nice physical environment and was affiliated with a local church, but the operator of the home was taking the residents' money while abusing, imprisoning, and exploiting them. Notably, reliance on complaints to identify unlicensed care homes limits identification of these homes to those that raise concerns about safety or quality. Allegheny County was specifically chosen as the site visit community because of their currently active PCRR team, which continues to address illegally unlicensed personal care homes. Although licensed homes were generally depicted by key informants as safer than unlicensed homes, one key informant emphasized that quality of care is not contingent on licensure status; licensed homes may also have health and safety concerns. The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Key informants described the regulatory agency's ability to work with an operator of an illegally unlicensed personal care home to help facilitate the home obtaining licensure. One SME explained that the operators sell the food stamps for cash. Research could also examine whether and how federal or state policies might affect the resident mix in unlicensed care homes. Adult Protective Services and Rosenberg police were on the scene along with EMS personnel. Retrieved from http://www.gachiefs.com/pdfs/White%20Papers_Committee%20Reports/AtRiskAdultAbuseWhitePaper.pdf. As a result, we also examined HCBS expenditures in a select number of states. One SME pointed out that many unlicensed care home cases are analogous to human trafficking, such as when residents are held against their will and then moved from one location to another to avoid detection; however, the current federal definition of human trafficking specifies that the trafficking is done for the purpose of labor or sex, and not for the collection of public benefits (U.S. Department of State, 2015). Although a coordinated, multidisciplinary effort appears necessary to comprehensively address unlicensed care homes, several key informants discussed the lack of ombudsman jurisdiction to access residents in unlicensed care homes. The following acronyms are mentioned in this report and/or appendices. We also heard suggestions from some SMEs and state stakeholders for improving safety and quality. Interview results indicate that the majority of unlicensed care homes investigated by state officials and local APS agencies involve situations in which residents are not being cared for properly. Key informants in metro Atlanta also indicate that the state conducts interviews with residents during investigations and closures of unlicensed home to gain a better understanding of how individuals end up in these homes. Hospital discharge planners are not required to check the licensure status of the place to which they are discharging patients, and often discharge them to unlicensed homes. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.com. Tracking Public Benefits and Representative Payees. Both the information we collected about unlicensed homes in the literature review and that which we collected through interviews mostly paint a negative view of these settings. FINDINGS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN, http://www.stopelderabusepetition.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html, http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/554/not-it, http://www.namfcu.net/resources/medicaid-fraud-reports-newsletters, http://www.disabilityrightswa.org/stop-fraud-and-abuse-rep-payees, http://www.dhs.state.pa.us/cs/groups/webcontent/documents/report/c_102850.pdf, http://aspe.hhs.gov/office-disability-aging-and-long-term-care-policy-daltcp, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Pennsylvania Bureau of Human Services and Licensure, HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, 3.2. Currently at the state level, the primary strategy used in Georgia to identify unlicensed care homes is through complaints, including complaints from neighbors, residents, residents' family members, and hospitals serving residents of unlicensed care homes. Following the environmental scan, we conducted interviews with SMEs on the topic of unlicensed care homes. There is a lack of knowledge regarding the licensure requirements or about how to navigate the different government agencies. Carter applied for a license 11 months ago, but refused to answer our questions about why she was operating the home before being approved by the state. Additionally, states may implement public awareness campaigns to support identification of unlicensed care homes. While the information herein is not generalizable--it is based on a targeted scan and a limited number of interviews--it does highlight the fact that unlicensed care homes appear to be a problem in at least some states. This is evidenced by the number of reports and complaints received about unlicensed personal care homes, the number of hours spent by law enforcement officials on investigating unlicensed personal care homes, and the estimates given of the numbers of unlicensed care homes that are operating in the state (reported by one informant as one unlicensed care home for every licensed home). As part of our year-long investigation into Michigans probate courts, the 7 Investigators have uncovered an alarming practice: court appointed guardians putting the people theyre supposed to be caring for into unlicensed group homes. Finally, as noted later in the report, many individuals seek care in unlicensed care homes because they are in other undesirable situations, such as experiencing chronic homelessness or being unnecessarily institutionalized. A house at East Tamara Costa Court where Calvin Leslie, not photographed, was renting it is seen on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in Las Vegas. Further, evidence exists from several states that there are still unlicensed residential care homes and that, in some states at least, the number of unlicensed facilities is increasing. Adult residential licensing, 2010 annual report: A report on licensed personal care homes. LARA is dedicated to bridging the gap between civilian and military employment and helping veterans gain and retain employment. In 2012, the state mandated that large adult care homes (seven or more beds) housing only individuals with mental illness had to close because they were considered institutional settings. As described earlier, some of our key informants noted that hospital discharge planners knowingly discharge these individuals to unlicensed care homes to alleviate the immense pressure they are under to facilitate quick patient turnover, and some hospitals reportedly will pay unlicensed care homes to admit these individuals. Assisted Living Facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana. The closure of large mental health institutions and concomitant transition of previously-institutionalized individuals with severe and persistent mental issues to community-based care settings, such as legally unlicensed care homes. *Z According to key informants from APS and law enforcement, care home operators and residents crossing state borders poses several challenges that make it difficult to ensure the safety of residents and address the criminal activities of the operators. Zoning Approval for Group Child Care Homes only (BCAL-3748). Study staff screened each of the collected articles, blogs, and reports to identify relevant material for review. Operators seizing the residents' food stamps and selling them for cash. Washington, D.C. 20201, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Collaborations, Committees, and Advisory Groups, Understanding Unlicensed Care Homes: Final Report, Biomedical Research, Science, & Technology, Long-Term Services & Supports, Long-Term Care, Prescription Drugs & Other Medical Products, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Office of the Secretary Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (OS-PCORTF), Health and Human Services (HHS) Data Council, LIMITATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS, 4.1. Key informants recommended several tactics to address poor quality in unlicensed care homes, but the overall strategy consistently discussed was to shut down these homes. In Michigan, residential care homes that provide room, board, supervision, and protective oversight, but not personal assistance with ADLs or medication assistance (residents can contract out for personal care), are not required to be licensed. One key informant stated that one in four residents of Allegheny County are over age 60, and that this population presents a growing need for affordable residential care homes. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Interagency and Multidisciplinary Teams. However, a shared bedroom in a six-bed group home costs about $34,000 a year, and a private room runs from $48,000 to $78,000, according to William Young, founder and president of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, an association of California group homes. In Texas, when the bill that would have authorized DADs to inspect and license unlicensed residential care homes, legislation was enacted that permitted cities to license RCFs not licensed by the state licensure agency. In this example, the residents would have to be relocated, and the PCRR team would assist in this effort. In addition, the reports of financial abuse also may represent considerable financial fraud of federal programs including SSI, food stamps, and the programs paying for resident medications (i.e., Medicare and Medicaid). Key informants were divided in their opinions on the motivations for operating illegally unlicensed personal care homes. Unlicensed group homes: Their challenges, the push for legislative change, and how to identify rogue operators Tera Roberson , Special Projects Producer Published: November 5, 2020, 2:19 PM . For example, a care home with three persons with at least one personal care need might also house three people with personal care needs whose community housing arrangement is covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Several states have taken steps in improve oversight of unlicensed facilities, often as a result of newspaper exposs on unlicensed residential care homes. Press Release.Retrieved from http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/04/17/DC88926. Key informants in Pennsylvania speculated that owners of legally unlicensed care homes may have direct experience operating an illegally unlicensed home or know someone operating one, and therefore may be able to help identify unlicensed homes or their operators. . Sallah, M., Miller. Findings from our limited number of interviews with site visit key informants and SMEs are consistent with the information found during the environmental scan. Thus, unlicensed care homes close and leave one area of the city, but reopen in another area, contributing to the difficulty of identifying and permanently shutting down these places, while also disrupting the residents' access to day services and other community-based sources of support nearby the original care home location. <> The team works together to track homes they identify as unlicensed and then monitors them until the home is closed. Austin, Texas. ~DNe*FYil2`#T*$E9=`pJ. (2004). SMEs indicated that such reports can be used to identify unlicensed care home operators. Next, the local group monitoring office or the state would attempt a site visit. Preventing residents from using the bathrooms after a certain time at night and providing buckets for residents to use rather than toilets. % Retrieved from http://www.miamiherald.com. Some assess fines for continuing to operate an unlicensed facility. As with health and safety concerns, the environmental scan and interviews conducted with SMEs and key informants revealed myriad concerns about abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. Several SMEs also noted inadequate funding and housing options for persons with severe and persistent mental illness or intellectual disabilities who have been moved out of state facilities may contribute to demand for unlicensed care homes, because these individuals may not be able to afford the cost of a licensed care home. A six-state study conducted by Hawes & Kimbell in 2010 for the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, found that unlicensed homes remain a serious, largely unaddressed problem in some states, with the magnitude of the problem remaining unknown. Some operators use homes that do not meet personal care home building code regulations; for example, the home may lack proper ramps for wheelchair access. The NDRN P&A reportedly has suggested that SSA require representative payees to self-identify if they own a residential care home (licensed or unlicensed). The informants recommended the formation of teams including a range of stakeholders, including state licensure officials, Adult Protective Services (APS), ombudsmen, police, firefighters, emergency medical services, code enforcement, and local advocacy organization workers.1. The inability or unwillingness to provide appropriate care for residents at an affordable cost also was noted by key informants as a motivator to not pursue licensure. Interviewees pointed to financial incentives related to managing SSI recipients' checks as one specific motivator. Several states (California, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Mississippi) publish notices on their websites of how and where to report unlicensed care facilities, which implies that these states must be experiencing problems with unlicensed homes. Barry, R., Sallah, M., & Miller, C. (2011). In Florida, the Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration told a senate committee that the agency wanted to work more with law enforcement. For example, is it defined by the services the home offers, the services needed by residents, or the services provided to the residents in the unlicensed care setting. For additional information about this subject, you can visit the DALTCP home page at http://aspe.hhs.gov/office-disability-aging-and-long-term-care-policy-daltcp or contact the ASPE Project Officer, Emily Rosenoff, at HHS/ASPE/DALTCP, Room 424E, H.H. One SME from an advocacy organization in Pennsylvania shared that they use an Excel spreadsheet to track illegally unlicensed care homes identified as a result of a complaint. Group Home: Individuals can choose to reside in a licensed or unlicensed group home with 2-5 other individuals. At least one administrator, on-site manager, or responsible person must be on duty 24 hours per day, seven days a week, and all staff must be trained as personal care workers within 60 days of hire. These calls spur investigations that sometimes result in the identification of unlicensed care homes. How do states address unlicensed care homes, and if states or other organizations maintain lists of unlicensed care homes (legal or illegal)? Most commonly, interviewees depicted unlicensed personal care homes operating in residential areas within single family houses that are rented by the unlicensed care home operator, but some interviewees described unlicensed care homes operating in a variety of other structures (e.g., closed churches and schools). Financial abuse was the most commonly cited form of exploitation and the fastest growing form of abuse in illegally unlicensed personal care homes. Key informants included representatives from several agencies, including the state Healthcare Facility Regulation (HFR) and APS offices, local fire departments, local and state law enforcement and ombudsmen, and a church-affiliated provider of day services used by individuals who live in unlicensed care homes. While this was a limited exploratory study, our findings point toward serious issues with unlicensed care homes, as well as gaps in our knowledge, and they have important implications for future research on unlicensed care homes. Several informants reported that it is common for the operator of an unlicensed care home, or representatives designated by the care home operator, to serve as the representative payee for the residents. A few articles described the difficulties in identifying unlicensed residential care, such as distinguishing them from places called boarding homes, shelter care, sober homes, rehabilitation homes and publicly subsidized housing that arranges services for residents. If you have a story for Heather Catallo, please email her at hcatallo@wxyz.com or call 248-827-4473. In other cases, the unlicensed facility simply ignores the law and operates below official "radar.". While we were specifically told by two key informants that the LME-MCO can only contract mental health services and supports to licensed group homes, these same key informants also shared specific examples of the LME-MCO unknowingly contracting services to unlicensed group homes. Using the 2012 annual Medicaid LTSS expenditures report produced by Truven, we identified the ten states that spent the highest percentage of their LTSS expenditures on HCBS and the ten that spent the least. I'm not going to report it. Some of these homes are legally unlicensed while others operate illegally. Failing to promptly report resident deaths, including more than one instance of leaving a dead body in the facility or back yard. Also, Indiana state law requires legally unlicensed assisted living facilities to submit disclosure forms to the Family and Social Services Administration within the Division of Aging; thus, the state may be able to compile a listing of legally unlicensed facilities. From our review of states' regulatory information on licensed residential care categories during the development of the sampling frame for the 2014 National Study of Long-Term Care Providers, and our review of ASPE's Compendium of Residential Care and Assisted Living Regulations and Policy (2015), we found the following. Although a substantial amount of information and suggestions about methods of identifying unlicensed care homes came from site visits to communities in three states (Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia), whether any of these strategies will apply to other states or other communities is unclear. This shifting of residents from one unlicensed home to another to avoid detection and oversight was also described by the media in Texas and Georgia. The environmental scan and SME interviews informed state selection for site visits. Hawes, C. & Kimbell, A.M. (2010). The closure of large mental health institutions and concomitant transition of previously-institutionalized individuals with severe and persistent mental illness to community-based care settings, such as legally unlicensed care homes. Poor quality of care, instances of physical abuse, toxic combinations of medication, and use of stun guns, were also reported (National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units, 2015). We found a number of publications and media reports in both Florida and Texas (e.g., the Miami Herald newspaper series in Florida, and the U.S. Department of Justice report in Texas), and a few media reports and a research report on unlicensed care homes in Maryland; however, these states were not selected as site visit states. State and local funding that was designated for clean-up activities in preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta was used to encourage homeless individuals (often with mental illness) to leave the city. 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