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Care level cheat sheet for case managers
Quick guide to which setting typically fits, and Florida assisted living license types.
Typical fit
- Assisted living (standard license): needs help with daily activities and medications; stable health.
- ALF with ECC license: can provide more nursing services, helping residents age in place longer.
- ALF with LNS license: limited nursing services (for example, some dressing changes) beyond standard.
- Memory care: dementia with wandering or safety risk; secured setting.
- Skilled nursing: daily skilled nursing or therapy, or two-person transfers.
Paperwork the community will ask for
- Florida AHCA Form 1823 (Resident Health Assessment), completed by a physician or nurse practitioner
- Medication list and recent history and physical
- TB screening per community policy
Refer a family: (727) 632-8291, answered 24/7.
General information only, not medical, legal or financial advice. Programs and amounts change; confirm with the official source or a qualified professional.