What is a Personal Care Home?
A Personal Care Home is a single home, building or group of buildings where personal care services are provided to two or more non-family adults. What are personal care services? Personal care services are provided to an individual who needs help with the essential activities of daily living. These essential activities of daily living include assistance with eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and supervision of medications. How many residents can I have in my home? The number of residents you can have in your home is dependent on several factors. The home must provide a bathroom for every four residents and a tub/shower for every eight residents. The home must provide a living room, a dining area, a kitchen and a bedroom for all residents and any staff and family members who live in the home. The number of residents you can accommodate in each bedroom (up to a maximum of four residents) is based on the size of the bedroom (at least 80 square feet of useable floor space per
