What is it called?

• Assisted Living Facility

What services are provided?

• 24-hour on-site direct care staff
• Assistance with activities of daily living
• 3 meals a day, 7 days a week
• Nursing assessment, health monitoring, and routine nursing tasks
• Access to additional services for medically related care and social work services
• Medication administration
• Household services (floor cleaning, dusting, bed making)
• Transportation
• Maintenance of personal fund accounts for residents, showing deposits and withdrawals

Who can be admitted?

• Each facility will use its professional judgment in determining who may be admitted

Who is inappropriate?

• Must be refused admission
• Each facility will use its professional judgment in determining who may not be admitted

• Can be evicted
• Imminent danger to self or others
• Inability of facility to meet resident’s needs with available support services
• Failing to abide by agreements

What training is required for direct care staff?

• CPR and first aid training
• Minimum six hours annual in-service training

Is nurse staffing required?

• Licensed nursing staff must be available seven days a week to meet the care management and monitoring needs of the residents

Is any public payment available?

• Yes.  The Medicaid program may pay for assisted living services through a Home and Community Based Services Waiver.

For More Information See:

Department of Health                                                               

Office of Health Care Assurance                                              

(808) 692 –7400                                                        

www.state.hi.us/doh/resource/ohca

Hawaii Long Term Care Ombudsman

(808) 586 – 7268

(808) 586-4400

www2.state.hi.us/eoa/