“Confirmed” means an authorized source answered the exact question and you recorded when the answer was given. “Needs review” means the facility has a process for deciding but has not completed it. “Not established” means you have no reliable answer. Add an expiration or recheck time to every confirmed availability statement, even if the facility does not provide one. Your entry might read: “Opening reported at 2:15 p.m. PT on May 8; recheck before travel.”
Use one row per claim in a comparison table. Helpful row labels include current opening, anticipated opening, waitlist process, eligibility screening, required records, payment review, estimated personal charges, medications when clinically appropriate, family involvement, continuing-care planning, and next contact. In the Living Longer row, you may mark the address, legal entity, California record number, 14-person capacity, co-ed adult designation, residential drug and alcohol detox, and incidental medical services as confirmed by the cited public record. Mark availability, fit, admission, room type, staffing, schedule, medications, insurance, and outcomes as not established until a current source addresses them.
- Confirmed: exact question answered by an identified source at a recorded time.
- Needs review: a decision process exists, but the decision is incomplete.
- Not established: no reliable answer, an ambiguous answer, or an inference from marketing language.