New safety standards for Arizona assisted-living facilities now in place

Assisted-living facilities that offer memory-care services are now subject to new state safety rules.

The rules went into effect on July 1 from the Arizona Department of Health Services. The rules include specific requirements aimed at preventing “elopements.”

Elopement is an industry term for when residents with dementia wander away from care facilities without staff knowledge…

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