# Texas — Assisted living facility minimum staffing requirements by US state — how many staff must be on duty, and what that guarantees

For Texas, which rule this is is an attendant in the facility whenever residents are in it, and the minimum age or education of a full-time attendant; type of staffing rule is flat presence requirement; minimum staffing requirement is An attendant must be in the facility at all times when residents are in the facility; regulatory citation is 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** an attendant in the facility whenever residents are in it, and the minimum age or education of a full-time attendant _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** flat presence requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** An attendant must be in the facility at all times when residents are in the facility. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 553.253 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (b) Attendants. Full-time facility attendants must be at least 18 years old or a high-school graduate. (1) An attendant must be in the facility at all times when residents are in the facility.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/texas/26-Tex-Admin-Code-SS-553-253

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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