Cost of Georgia Assisted Living Facilities

The average cost of assisted living in Georgia is $2,500 per month

The range of costs is from $1,600 to $3,900 per month

This data is based on 51 of the larger facilities within the state and may not represent all facilities within the state. Additional fees may apply.

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Georgia Assisted Living Information

Georgia defines assisted living facilities as Personal Care Homes. Personal care homes provide housing, food services, and one or more personal services that include supervision of self administered medication; assistance with mobility and transfers, and daily living activities like eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, and assistance in the bathroom. Requirements for Specialized Memory Care Units or Homes must specify that a facility provide additional or specialized care to those with probable diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.

Georgia Assisted Living Facility Scope of Care

Any personal services given by the homes must include 24-hour protective care and watchful oversight.

Georgia Assisted Living Admission Requirements

Residents of Personal Care Homes in the state of Georgia must be ambulatory and must not need physical or chemical restraints, isolation, or confinement for behavioral control. Residents cannot be bedridden or require round-the-clock medical care, nursing care or treatment.

Georgia Assisted Living Care Plan Requirements

While there is no state requirement for a resident assessment form, a sample physician's report form is available at the agency Web site under Long Term Care Programs, Personal Care Homes. There is a post-admission assessment requirement that addresses family supports, daily living activities, physical care needs, and behavior impairment.

Georgia Assisted Living Medication Management Requirements

Medications must be self-administered by the resident aside from when the resident must have oral or topical medication by or under the supervision of a staff person. There are two exceptions; staff can administer epinephrine and insulin under medical protocols, and licensed nursing staff of a memory care unit or home may administer medications to those not able to self-administer medications.

Georgia Assisted Living Facility Requirements

Private and shared resident units are required to have a minimum of 80 square feet per resident. A maximum of four residents are allowed per unit. Common restrooms, lavatories, and bathing facilities are permitted.

Georgia Assisted Living Staffing Requirements

At least one administrator, on-site manager, or responsible staff person, who must be 21 years old or more, are required to be on site 24 hours a day. A minimum of one staff person per each 15 residents during awake hours and one staff person per each 25 residents during sleeping hours must be on site at all times. There must be -related sufficient staff to meet residents' needs at all times and all staff must receive training acceptable to the state Department of Community Health within the first 60 days of employment. Training is required in CPR, first aid, emergency procedures, medical and social needs and special characteristics of the resident population, residents' rights, and the long term care resident abuse reporting act. All employees providing direct care to residents must complete at least 16 hours of continuing education every year.

Georgia Assisted Living Medicaid Policy

A Medicaid home and community-based services waiver reimburses two models of personal care homes.

Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division