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It depends on what the AL's policies are and what kind of insurance she has and the facility has.

I was a supervisor at an AL. I was not allowed to take residents in my car and none of the other staff was allowed to drive them in their cars. There was a small bus/van that belonged to the facility which was used for outings and it had its pwn driver.
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When I worked for Visiting Nurses because their cars were owned by the Township who subsidized us, we could not transport a client. We could use our personal cars but were told that if there was an accident we would be held responsible. I took a Client to her doctor's once and thats because I knew her.

He is taking on a lot of responsibility doing this. His insurance will be paying out if there is an accident. Does not the AL have a Van with a driver?
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I agree that it depends on some variables, but it is not advisable without the proper written legal agreements, authorizations and insurances in place. It needs to conform to whatever regulations, rules or laws in the state apply to this activity. If the administrator is doing this "covertly" then this is a huge problem and risk. If I were the family member or PoA/legal guardian of that resident and was not informed prior, I would be very upset.
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