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

For Florida, which rule this is is facilities with 17 or more residents — a staff member must be awake around the clock; type of staffing rule is flat presence requirement; minimum staffing requirement is In facilities with 17 or more residents, there must be at least one staff member awake at all hours of the day and night; awake/awake-on-duty requirement is In facilities with 17 or more residents, there must be at least one staff member awake at all hours of the day and night; regulatory citation is Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59A-36.010, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** facilities with 17 or more residents — a staff member must be awake around the clock _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** flat presence requirement _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** In facilities with 17 or more residents, there must be at least one staff member awake at all hours of the day and night _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Awake/awake-on-duty requirement:** In facilities with 17 or more residents, there must be at least one staff member awake at all hours of the day and night _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 59A-36.010 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 4. In facilities with 17 or more residents, there must be at least one staff member awake at all hours of the day and night.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/florida/Fla-Admin-Code-Ann-R-59A-36-010

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