Assisted Living Facilities (ALF)
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Assisted Living Facilities (ALF)
Assisted living facilities provide individualized health and personal care assistance in a homelike setting with an emphasis on personal dignity, autonomy, independence and privacy. Facilities can be large apartment-like settings or private residences. Services include meals, bathing, dressing, toileting and administering or supervising medication.
Texas licenses assisted living facilities based on residents' physical and mental ability to evacuate the facility in an emergency and whether nighttime attendance is necessary.
- A Type A facility cares for residents who do not require routine attendance during sleeping hours and are capable of following directions in an emergency.
- A Type B facility is for residents who require staff assistance to evacuate, are not capable of following directions in an emergency and require nighttime attendance.
The Assisted Living Facility Information brochure (PDF) explains the variety of assisted living facilities available in Texas, who they care for, and the services they provide. Assisted living facilities are regulated under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 247 and Texas Administrative Code(TAC), Title 40, Part I, Chapter 92.
Communications
News & Alerts
- Revised Appendix HIV/AIDS in the Workplace (May 20, 2013)
- To All Region 4/5 Assisted Living and Adult Day Care Providers (Apr 30, 2013)
- Art & Writing Workshop for Caregivers & Care Recipients (Apr 18, 2013)
- Medicaid Buy-In: Applying is now easier (Feb 14, 2013)
- DADS Advisory Related to Faxing Incident Investigation Reports (Dec 27, 2012)
- Previous alerts
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PL 2013-16 PDF | Ashtrays of Noncombustible Material and Safe Design (Replaces Provider Letter 11-13) | 04/22/2013 |
| IL 2013-18 PDF | Pre-filling Medication Planners | 04/02/2013 |
| PL 2013-01 PDF | Renovations that Pose a Potential Risk of Asbestos Exposure | 03/14/2013 |
| PL 2013-04 PDF | Incomplete Incident Reports to the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and New Optional Electronic Reporting | 02/22/2013 |
| PL 2013-02 PDF | Requirement to Present Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal History Reports Obtained from Private Agencies to Surveyors | 02/19/2013 |
All provider letters for Assisted Living
| Number | Title | Contact Memo |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13-31 PDF | Cost Allocations for Surveys of Home Health Agencies (HHAs) | N/A | 05/17/2013 |
| 13-30 PDF | Utilizing the US Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) American FactFinder 2010 Census Data for Rural Area Location Determinations - Hospital Swing Beds & Rural Health Clinics (RHC) | N/A | 05/10/2013 |
| 13-28 PDF | Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Nomenclature Change (Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) | N/A | 05/03/2013 |
| 13-27 PDF | Update of State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 5, Complaint Investigation | N/A | 04/22/2013 |
| 13-24 PDF | Report of the National Background Check Program (NBCP) Long-Term Care (LTC) Criminal Convictions Work Group | N/A | 04/12/2013 |
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-02 PDF | Referrals to an Incident-based Nursing Peer Review Committee (NPRC) or the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) (Replaces S&CC 02-17) | 03/27/2013 |
| 2013-01 PDF | Conflict of Interest Protocol Regarding State Supported Living Center Survey and Certification Procedures (Replaces S&CC 07-01) | 03/27/2013 |
| 2013-03 PDF | Guidelines for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Policy | 03/21/2013 |
| 2012-01 PDF | Person First Respectful Language | 07/09/2012 |
| 2011-08 PDF | Transferring Liquid Oxygen from One Container to Another (Replaces S&CC 03-16) | 12/23/2011 |
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-04 PDF | CMS Region VI-Dallas Delegation of Notification of the Imposition and Starting Date of Optional Denial of Payment for New Admissions to the State Survey Agencies in Region VI | 03/14/2012 |
| 2012-02 PDF | Procedural Instructions for Processing Certifications Concerning Legal Names and Doing Business as Names of Providers and Suppliers | 02/17/2012 |
| 2012-01 PDF | Voluntary Termination and Related Processes | 02/10/2012 |
| 2010-02 PDF | Documents for Processing Certification Actions for All Non-Long Term Care Providers/Suppliers (except ICFs/MR and Clinical Laboratories) | 05/27/2010 |
| 2010-01 PDF | Processing of Potential Provider Requests for Exception to the Priority Assignment of Initial Surveys | 03/02/2010 |
Updated: April 19, 2013