This toolkit is made available by Vista
Senior Living Inc., thanks to a
generous grant from the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation to the Vermont Department
of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living and Vermont
Housing Finance Agency.
It includes financial and operations
tools that may be helpful for developers and operators of assisted
living.
Development tools
Three
tools for those interested
in developing an assisted living residence:
 Financial Feasibility Analysis Model for Assisted Living Residences
Developed
for use in determining the financial viability of proposed assisted
living residences in Vermont. The model allows
for the analysis of multi-use projects, including: assisted living,
independent senior housing, congregate, skilled nursing care, adult
day care, and/or leased commercial space.
 Download
analysis model
(1 MB;
ZIP [Contains an XLS file])
 Instruction Guide for
the Financial Feasibility Analysis Model for Assisted Living
Residences
Provides
step-by-step instructions for using the feasibility model. The
guide also includes
guidelines for determining private-pay rates and estimating the
operating costs for proposed assisted living residences.
Download
instruction guide (692 KB;
PDF)
 Financial
Guidelines and Comparative Data for the Operation of Vermont
Assisted Living Residences
Provides guidelines and comparative
data for operating projections developed for Vermont-based assisted
living residences.
Download
guidelines and comparative data
(356 KB;
PDF)
Operations tools
The operations toolkit includes
sample policy and procedure manuals developed for use in Vermont
assisted living residences. Topics
include:
- Health
services
- Life safety
- Maintenance
- Housekeeping and laundry
- Personnel
- Food services
- Occupancy
- Social/recreation
- Marketing
Sample forms and handbooks are also provided.
The Operations
Toolkit, including manuals, forms and handbooks, are located at
the Department
of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living's website.
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