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

For Virginia, which rule this is is the written staffing plan every facility must maintain, tied to actual resident acuity; type of staffing rule is staffing records and disclosure; minimum staffing requirement is a written plan that specifies the number and type of direct care staff required to meet the day-to-day, routine direct care needs and any identified special needs for the residents in care; regulatory citation is 22VAC40-73-280, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** the written staffing plan every facility must maintain, tied to actual resident acuity _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** staffing records and disclosure _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** a written plan that specifies the number and type of direct care staff required to meet the day-to-day, routine direct care needs and any identified special needs for the residents in care _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** 22VAC40-73-280 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> B. The assisted living facility shall maintain a written plan that specifies the number and type of direct care staff required to meet the day-to-day, routine direct care needs and any identified special needs for the residents in care. This plan shall be directly related to actual resident acuity levels and individualized care needs.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter73/section280/

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