California Health and Safety Code

§ 1770

HSC § 1770 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 2 · Ch. 10 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature finds, declares, and intends all of the following:

(a)Continuing care retirement communities are an alternative for the long-term residential, social, and health care needs of California’s elderly residents and seek to provide a continuum of care, minimize transfer trauma, and allow services to be provided in an appropriately licensed setting.

(b)Because elderly residents often both expend a significant portion of their savings in order to purchase care in a continuing care retirement community and expect to receive care at their continuing care retirement community for the rest of their lives, tragic consequences can result if a continuing care provider becomes insolvent or unable to provide responsible care.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 820, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.