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

For California, which rule this is is when the licensing agency may require staffing above the level the facility has set; type of staffing rule is agency-directed increase; minimum staffing requirement is The licensing agency may require any facility to provide additional staff whenever it determines through documentation that the needs of the particular residents, the extent of services provided, or the physical arrangements of the facility require such additional staff for the provision of adequate services; regulatory citation is Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 87411, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Which rule this is:** when the licensing agency may require staffing above the level the facility has set _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of staffing rule:** agency-directed increase _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum staffing requirement:** The licensing agency may require any facility to provide additional staff whenever it determines through documentation that the needs of the particular residents, the extent of services provided, or the physical arrangements of the facility require such additional staff for the provision of adequate services. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulatory citation:** Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 87411 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The licensing agency may require any facility to provide additional staff whenever it determines through documentation that the needs of the particular residents, the extent of services provided, or the physical arrangements of the facility require such additional staff for the provision of adequate services.

## Source

- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/22-CCR-87411

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