State units on aging (SUAs) from 29 states with continuing care retirement community (CCRC)
legislation were surveyed to (a) assess staff familiarity with CCRC legislation, (b) examine
interdepartmental working relationships surrounding such legislation and ask what role(s)
ombudspersons are playing in CCRC oversight, (c) determine what role(s) aging units have had
in developing legislation, and (d) gain insights regarding legislative impact. Results indicate
that SUAs have been active in legislative development but vary greatly in the intensity of their
involvement with the implementation and enforcement of CCRC regulation and in their perception of legislative impact.
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