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

For Georgia, which rule this is is at least two trained staff present at all times any residents are present, one per occupied floor; type of staffing rule is flat presence requirement; minimum staffing requirement is must be present in the assisted living community at all times any residents are present, with at least one staff person on each occupied floor; regulatory citation is Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** at least two trained staff present at all times any residents are present, one per occupied floor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** flat presence requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** must be present in the assisted living community at all times any residents are present, with at least one staff person on each occupied floor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 111-8-63-.09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (4) Trained Staff Present. At least two staff who have completed the minimum training requirements of Rule <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/georgia/Ga-Comp-R-Regs-R-111-8-63-.09> 111-8-63-.09 (2)(a) through (d) and (3)(a) through (e) above must be present in the assisted living community at all times any residents are present, with at least one staff person on each occupied floor, to provide necessary oversight and assistance to staff providing hands-on personal services who have not completed the training, to ensure that care and services are delivered safely and in accordance with these rules.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/georgia/Ga-Comp-R-Regs-R-111-8-63-.09

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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