Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Review of Assisted Living Facilities Serving Residents With Severe Mental Illnesses

Report 96-57, February 1997




Report Summary

  • We estimate that between 170 and 300 assisted living facilities serve between 2,000 and 3,600 residents with severe mental illnesses.
  • Mentally ill residents of assisted living facilities receive personal services from the facilities and may also receive mental health services from community mental health centers.
  • The Agency for Health Care Administration cites most assisted living facilities for deficiencies. Facilities with poor compliance records may not be inspected often enough.
  • The new licensing requirement may result in modest service improvements in assisted listing facilities that serve mentally ill residents but could result in the displacement of over 550 residents. The loss of placement options could increase costs to state and local governments if individuals with mental illness become homeless, incarcerated, or institutionalized.


Related Reports
  1. Follow-Up Report on Assisted Living Facilities Serving Residents with Severe Mental Illnesses
    Report 98-27 December 1998
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
social services, health, assisted living, mental illness