Community Care Options

05/26/2026

Licensing Your First Assisted Living Facility—2026 Update

Last week, we talked about the steps needed to become an assisted living administrator. Now, we're talking about what comes after: licensing your facility. We broke it down into three easy steps for you to follow. But the most crucial part? Taking advantage of our License Application service!

https://youtu.be/rEEOPvDR1EQ

License app service: https://www.communitycareoptions.com/facility-license-applications

Last week, we talked about the steps needed to become an assisted l...

05/25/2026

We are closed today in observance of Memorial Day. We'll be open again tomorrow at 8AM!

05/21/2026

Missed your chance to sign up for our May ICTP? No worries! Our next ICTP for RCFE is about a month away, on June 23-30!

Sign up now!

🔗https://events.communitycareoptions.com/ICTP_23JUN2026

05/19/2026

Steps to Assisted Living Administrator Certification—2026 Update

It can be hard to know where to begin at the beginning of your assisted living administrator journey, but that's why we're here! In this week's video, we go over the initial steps you need to take towards administrator certification in California.

It can be hard to know where to begin at the beginning of your assi...

05/15/2026

Picture this: you’re a newly minted California residential care facility administrator. Your facility just opened, the paint freshly dried, and you have your first residents. Life is good, life is easy—or is it? Here’s the thing about running an assisted living facility: keeping it in compliance is both of the utmost importance, and incredibly difficult to do without guidance.

This is why our Diamond and Platinum tier Memberships are perfect for new residential care administrators. We offer the guidance you need to stay compliant and on track.

Read more about this in our newest blog!

🔗 https://www.communitycareoptions.com/blog/why-every-new-rcfearf-administrator-should-start-with-our-membership

05/14/2026

May is (nearly) halfway done, and we still have some open spots in our remaining live-stream webinars!

You have three more opportunities to earn CEUs this month, along with the May Initial Certification for RCFE! The ICTP is filling up FAST, so if you don't want to wait until our next ICTP in June, register ASAP!

💊5/16 - Medication Management Laws & Regulations
💻5/19 - 5/27 - Initial Certification Training Program for RFE
🚨5/28 - Workplace Violence Prevention & Emergency Training
🧘5/30 - Activities—What's the Big Deal?

Register now!

🔗https://events.communitycareoptions.com/events

05/12/2026

How to Handle a Standoffish Resident

Running a residential care facility or assisted living means that you run into all kinds of folks with a wide variety of personalities. Some of them will be more friendly than others. But what happens when you have an incredibly standoffish resident causing discomfort for your other residents? Watch this week's video to learn just one creative way of dealing with them while keeping everyone happy.

Running a residential care facility or assisted living means that you run into all kinds of folks with a wide variety of personalities. Some of them will be ...

05/11/2026

It's one thing to want to make a difference, but it's another to know that you are having a direct, positive impact on other people's lives. As an RCFE Administrator, you do just that. And it all starts with the Initial Certification Training Program (ICTP).

Let us be your starting point for your RCFE Administrator journey! Our next ICTP is May 19-27!

🔗https://events.communitycareoptions.com/RCFEICTP19MAY2026

05/08/2026

On the hunt for your RCFE Initial Certification Training Program? Take it with Community Care Options!

Our stats:

✅96% client satisfaction
✅10k+ professionals trained
✅25 years of excellence
✅98% licensing success rate (post ICTP, of course)

Let us be your starting point for your RCFE Administrator journey! Our next ICTP is May 19-27!

🔗Register now: https://events.communitycareoptions.com/RCFEICTP19MAY2026

05/05/2026

Clarification Regarding Background Check Procedures

PIN 25-12-CCLD serves as a much-needed clarification on background check procedures. In this week's video, we explained the PIN, and offered some insight into when a background check is actually cleared. There are two levels: through the DOJ, and through other databases (such as the FBI database).

On August 15th, Licensing released PIN 25-12-CCLD. This PIN serves as a much-needed clarification on background check procedures. In this week's video, we ex...