# 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 average monthly minimum awake direct care staff-to-resident ratio, waking and non-waking hours; type of staffing rule is staff-to-resident ratio; minimum staffing requirement is an average monthly minimum on-site staff to resident ratio of one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and one awake direct care staff person per 20 residents during non-waking hours where the residents have minimal care needs; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and one awake direct care staff person per 20 residents during non-waking hours; 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:** average monthly minimum awake direct care staff-to-resident ratio, waking and non-waking hours _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** staff-to-resident ratio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** an average monthly minimum on-site staff to resident ratio of one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and one awake direct care staff person per 20 residents during non-waking hours where the residents have minimal care needs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Awake/awake-on-duty requirement:** one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and one awake direct care staff person per 20 residents during non-waking hours _(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

> (18) The community must maintain an average monthly minimum on-site staff to resident ratio of one awake direct care staff person per 15 residents during waking hours and one awake direct care staff person per 20 residents during non-waking hours where the residents have minimal care needs. Average monthly minimum staffing levels shall be calculated and documented by the community using methods and forms specified by the department. However, the assisted living community must staff above these minimum on-site staff ratios to meet the specific residents' ongoing health, safety and care needs.

## 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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