Connecticut Assisted Living Information

Connecticut defines Assisted Living Facility as Assisted Living Services Agencies. Assisted Living Services Agencies provide nursing services, care and assistance with daily living activities and personal care for those living within a managed residential community with supportive services that encourage clients 55 or older to maintain the highest level of independence.

Connecticut Assisted Living Facility Scope of Care

In Connecticut, Assisted Living Services Agencies cannot provide services to those residents whose conditions are not stable. A home health agency must provide those services, or other arrangements should be made.

Connecticut Assisted Living Admission Requirements

There are no standard discharge or admission standards, although each agency must create written policies relating to the discharge of their clients. The policies should include; any change in a resident's condition (when a resident is no longer chronic and stable), and anything that should constitute routine, emergency, financial, and premature discharge.

Connecticut Assisted Living Care Plan Requirements

While there is no required resident assessment document, an RN must complete a client service program in collaboration with the client, family, and others involved in caring for the client, within one week of admission, and have the plan reviewed as the client’s condition requires. The service program must include the client’s health care issues and needs, types of services and equipment needed, medications, treatments, and other required nursing services.

Connecticut Assisted Living Medication Management Requirements

A nurse can administer medications and pre-pour medications when needed, for clients who are able to administer medications for themselves. Under the consent of the client or their legal representative, an assisted living aide can also supervise a resident’s administration of medications.

Connecticut Assisted Living Facility Requirements

A residential community where services are offered must have private units including a full bath, access to facilities and equipment for preparation and storage of food. A resident can choose to share a room as well. Common space must be able to accommodate half of the residents at any given time. Managed residential communities cannot require tenants to share units.

Connecticut Assisted Living Staffing Requirements

Supervisors of assisted living services are responsible for having sufficient numbers of aides to meet client needs. The community must employ an on-site service coordinator whose duties include overseeing services provided to all tenants, and assisting tenants in making arrangements for their personal care needs. In an assisted living services agency serving 30 clients or less on a daily basis, one employee can serve as both supervisor and service coordinator under certain circumstances. No administrator is required at a facility, however, the supervisor of assisted living services must be a registered nurse holding a baccalaureate degree in nursing, and at least two years work experience in nursing, including one year in a home health agency or community health program, or with a diploma/associates degree in nursing with four years clinical experience in nursing that includes one year in a home health agency or community health program. Assisted living aides are required to complete six hours of continuing education per year. Service coordinators hired after December 1, 1994 must have certain levels of education and/or experience. Staff must complete a 10-hour orientation. Assisted living aides must pass an exam. Assisted living aides must successfully complete a training and competency exam as either a certified nurse's aide or home health aide.

Connecticut Assisted Living Medicaid Policy

A Medicaid home and community-based services waiver will pay for the services of anyone eligible as a low-income resident.

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing & Investigations Section