§ 429.178, Fla. Stat. · Part I. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
Special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A facility which advertises that it provides special care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other related disorders must meet the following standards of operation:
(1)(a) If the facility has 17 or more residents, have an awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night; or
(b) If the facility has fewer than 17 residents, have an awake staff member on duty at all hours of the day and night or have mechanisms in place to monitor and ensure the safety of the facility’s residents.
(2) Offer activities specifically designed for persons who are cognitively impaired.
(3) Have a physical environment that provides for the safety and welfare of the facility’s residents.
(4) Employ staff who must complete the training and continuing education required under s. 430.5025.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 15, ch. 97-82; ss. 2, 41, ch. 2006-197; s. 9, ch. 2015-126; s. 8, ch. 2023-278; s. 5, ch. 2026-102.
Note 1
Note.—Section 5, ch. 2026-102, provides that this section is repealed “[e]ffective upon the adoption of rules establishing minimum standards for memory care services licensees pursuant to s. 429.076, Florida Statutes.”
Note
Note.—Former s. 400.4178.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0429/0429.html
- Text hash
- sha256 a0648f08f9b6004b5a8049c07d54db60c0e6e17c56ad842a17bfb7f78eb4069d
- Composed by
- compose_v2.py 2026-10-04: the Legislature's structured HTML read in document order; verify_v2.py's independent reading agrees character for character
- composed from the Legislature's structured HTML (one source of text; no PDF extraction); a second, independent reading of the same bytes agrees character for character
- 1 footnote reference mark(s) are omitted from the text; the notes they mark are under Notes
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.