Joint Commission Updates Assisted Living Community Memory Care Add-on Certification

Published: 03/29/2024

Sources:
  • The Joint Commission
Relevant To:
  • Assisted Living

The Joint Commission (TJC) has announced revisions, effective July 1, 2024, to its Memory Care Certification for Assisted Living Communities (ALCs). The revision has 1 deleted element of performance and 8 revised elements of performance.

According to TJC, the revisions are intended to “improve safety and quality of care by addressing medical oversight for the care provided to ALC residents receiving memory care services and by removing barriers as to who organizations can designate to provide

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