# 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 staff who may not be counted towards the minimum staffing ratios; type of staffing rule is counting rule; minimum staffing requirement is Staff, such as cooks and maintenance staff, who do not receive on-going direct care training and whose job duties do not routinely involve the oversight or delivery of direct personal care to the residents, must not be counted towards these minimum staffing ratios; 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:** staff who may not be counted towards the minimum staffing ratios _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** counting rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** Staff, such as cooks and maintenance staff, who do not receive on-going direct care training and whose job duties do not routinely involve the oversight or delivery of direct personal care to the residents, must not be counted towards these minimum staffing ratios _(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

> (a) Staff, such as cooks and maintenance staff, who do not receive on-going direct care training and whose job duties do not routinely involve the oversight or delivery of direct personal care to the residents, must not be counted towards these minimum staffing ratios. Personnel who work for another entity, such as a private home care provider, hospice, etc. or private sitters cannot be counted in the staff ratios for the assisted living community.

## 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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