Alabama

Residential assisted living licensing rules and official state resources

Licensure term: Group Assisted Living Facilities, Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Memory Care)
Resident capacity: 3-16 adults
Staff ratios: No minimums (An assisted living facility shall employ sufficient staff and ensure sufficient staff is on duty to meet the care needs of all residents twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.)
Cost of licensing: $240 plus $18 for each bed.
Bedroom square footage: Private bedroom without sitting area: 80 square feet.
Memory care: "An assisted living facility shall not admit a resident, nor shall it retain any resident, if such resident, because of dementia, cannot safely reside in the facility." In order to market your assisted living facility as a specialized memory care home you must be licensed as a specialty care assisted living facility, link to rules/regulations below:

Full requirements

Regulatory Agency: Alabama Department of Public Health
Contact Phone Number: (334) 206-5175
Licensure Term(s): Group Assisted Living Facilities, Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Memory Care)
Census Requirements: 3-16 adults
Qualifications for Managers: An assisted living facility administrator shall have at least six hours of continuing education each year. Currently licensed nursing home administrators are exempt from this requirement.
Qualifications for Caregivers: All staff who have contact with residents, including the administrator, shall have initial training and refresher training, as necessary.
Staff Ratios: No minimums (An assisted living facility shall employ sufficient staff and ensure sufficient staff is on duty to meet the care needs of all residents twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.)
Cost of Licensing: $240 plus $18 for each bed.
Square Footage Requirements: Private bedroom without sitting area: 80 square feet. Double bedroom without sitting area: 130 square feet. Private bedroom with sitting area: 160 square feet. Double bedroom with sitting area: 200 square feet.
Bathrooms Required: Bathtubs or showers 1 per 8 beds Lavatories 1 per 6 beds Toilets 1 per 6 beds