Assisted Living: New Initiatives, Brighter Future

Assisted living (AL) has now surpassed nursing homes in terms of the number of long-term care residents who reside there (J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022;23:225–234). Yet as this has happened — and as the comorbidities, frailty, and need for activities of daily living assistance in AL residents have increased — the amount of staffing and medical care in AL communities has not risen proportionally. This issue is fairly well-known among health care professionals but has not been significantly addressed. Could now be the time?