Build a table with one row per question and columns for Facility A, Facility B, source, date, status, and follow-up. Use only three statuses: confirmed, needs review, or not established. A verbal answer can be marked confirmed with the speaker and date, but note whether you still need it in writing. Needs review means the answer is incomplete, conditional, or dependent on assessment. Not established means you have no reliable answer. Do not convert silence into a no or marketing language into a yes.
Rows might include documentation types, request process, turnaround estimate, information included, privacy authorization, continuing-care planning process, family involvement where appropriate, licensing source, accreditation status, evidence-supported care, and medication policies when clinically appropriate. SAMHSA quality guidance supports asking about these subjects, but it does not establish any specific answer for Living Longer Recovery. California DHCS is the public source for the facility record summarized in this article. Verify the record and ask direct questions about anything material to your decision.
- Can the representative explain limits and unknowns without pressuring you?
- Are important answers documented or traceable to an appropriate source?
- Does the facility explain how continuing-care planning is discussed without promising a result?