Assisted Living Facilities (ALF)

What is an Assisted Living Facility?

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 provided include meals, bathing, dressing, toileting and administering or supervising medication.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission licenses ALFs based on its residents' physical and mental ability to leave the facility in an emergency and whether they require nighttime attendance.

  • 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 leave the facility and are not capable of following directions in an emergency, and require nighttime attendance.

The ALF Information brochure (PDF) explains the variety of ALFs available in Texas, who receives care at ALFs, and the services ALFs provide. ALFs are regulated under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 247 and Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 26, Part I, Chapter 553.

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Regulatory Comment Card Survey

Please take a short survey about the recent visit to your ALF by Texas Health and Human Services Long-Term Care Regulatory.