About WCCEAL

WCCEAL is a group of dedicated people organized to improve the outcomes of individuals living in Wisconsin assisted living communities (ALCs). The state of Wisconsin recognized the importance of addressing quality in Assisted Living. In 2009, the Wisconsin Coalition for Collaborative Excellence in Assisted Living (WCCEAL) was formed to redesign the way quality is ensured and improved for individuals residing in ALCs. This public/private coalition utilizes a collective impact model approach that brings together the state, the industry, the consumer, and academia to identify and implement agreed upon approaches designed to improve the outcomes of individuals living in Wisconsin ALCs. WCCEAL utilizes QID's eQuality system for online data collection and reports for ALC members, sponsor organizations and stakeholders.

To learn more about the WCCEAL coalition and the initiative please view this 25 minute comprehensive video presentation which summarizes the WCCEAL coalition and its online data reporting system, eQuality.

Video: Full introduction of the Wisconsin Coalition for Collaborative Excellence in Assisted Living (WCCEAL) and the eQuality data system

This award-winning publication is the first implementation study of large-scale data-driven quality improvement in assisted living, reporting implementation outcomes, core components, and implementation strategies building on a decade-long public-private collaboration.

Implementing Large-Scale Data-Driven Quality Improvement in Assisted Living
Ramly, E., Parks, R., Fishler, T., Ford II, J. H., Zimmerman, D., & Nordman-Oliveira, S. (2022). Implementing large-scale data-driven quality improvement in assisted living. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(2), 280-287.

Core benefits of WCCEAL for ALCs

• Membership in a statewide coalition that represents providers, regulators, payers, residents, and quality improvement experts.
• Access to a secure data-driven platform to assess their quality improvement structures, processes, and outcomes using measures co-designed by statewide stakeholders.
• Regular feedback through data-driven reports that they can customize to compare themselves to ALC peer groups of their choice.
• Targeted support to adapt their quality improvement efforts, including expert coaching, peer mentoring, and active engagement in a state-approved quality improvement program.
• Free access to the Clinical Resource Center including the PALTmed (formerly AMDA) clinical practice guidelines for assisted living.
• Access to promotional media resources.

Additional benefits of WCCEAL for ALCs in good standing

• Public recognition on the WCCEAL website.
• Regulatory flexibility: If an assisted living community that qualifies for the abbreviated survey is a member of WCCEAL in good standing, that assisted living community is surveyed later than assisted living communities in the same situation that are not members of WCCEAL in good standing.
• Eligibility for premium discounts for liability insurance.