Atlanta - Looking to start small Personal Care Home

[MYRN2016]

Greetings:

My name is AmiRah and I am currently working as a Resident Services Director/Health Care Coordinator for the largest Assisted Living Provider in America. Recently I have run across several families who need our services but were unable to afford the room and level of care fee. Their loves one were not appropriate yet to reside in a nursing home and frankly their families were not ready to place them there. Its seems a lot of caregivers are wanting to place their loved ones in a "home like" environment where they can flourish and finish well. I am interested in finding out more. Does anyone know where I can start, price range, any small family owned personal care homes I can visit in the Atlanta area. I would also like to include adult day and respite care services.

thanks to all who share.

Peace and Blessings to you :)

[elkpark]

One of the first things you should do is talk to your state agency that licenses and regulates healthcare facilities (every state has one), and determine whether what you want to do meets the definition for a business that would require a license from the state. In my state, what you are describing would probably need to be licensed, depending on the number of persons you would be caring for. You will need to know, early on, what requirements/qualifications you will need to meet in terms of staff, physical facility, required inspections, documentation, etc., in order to get a license and maintain it once you have it.

Every state calls their healthcare licensing agency something different, but it is usually a subdivision of your state Dept. of Health and Human Services (or whatever that gets called in your state! :) ) They can provide you with a copy of the state rules/regs that would apply to your operation (or advise you that what you are planning doesn't require a license).