Fair Housing and Senior Living Webcast

• Do you put any restrictions on Residents' use of electric scooters?
• Do you limit the number of hours a private duty aide can provide care to residents in your independent living facility?
• Does your independent living admissions agreement require a resident transfer to a higher level of care if the resident cannot perform ADLs?
• Do you not distinguish between pets and comfort/service animals?

2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). In the past 40 years much progress has been made in eradicating discrimination in housing.  The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status or disability by housing providers.  Senior Living and Long Term Care are not exempt to the stipulations of this law.  Senior living and senior care facilities need to be familiar with the FHA and understand how it applies to them.

This presentation will review the requirements of the Fair Housing Act as it applies in the long term care context and discuss the implication of the Fair Housing Act on marketing, admissions and transfers, and specific operational issues, and how they affect Fair Housing in the Long Term Care Context.