Has anyone heard of using a single family home for the elderly where you are only providing the boarding and medical staff periodically comes to assist them?

In my City, Los Angeles, a single family home can be rented out and use for assisted living purposes -- having no more than 7 (Seven) people living there.

Assisted living is not just for the old, but for people with all sorts of disabilities.

A friend uses two of his homes for people with mental life "issues", that can function, but still two hours each day someone goes to the homes to provide food, supplies and aid.

You can google “group home” for your state.

John, we looked into this in Virginia. We even went to Arizona and took classes from Gene Guarino of RAL (residential assisted living academy.com) and bought one of his $10,000 assistance packages. We took classes directly from the state of Virginia as well. We were serious.

Very region-specific.

So, for example, in my area, there are different levels of homes. You're rated Class A, Class B, Class C, etc. If you live in a certain class facility, they're authorized to assist you or not authorized to assist you with various things--- like helping someone move from one room to another, or giving someone their medication, or whatever. If you need assistance with something they're not allowed to offer, you need to transfer to a facility of a class that offers the services you need.

However, if it's your personal home, the regulations are very different. So I can take a few elderly boarders into my house with a whole lot less oversight than if I tried to put together the house next door and staff it with a pair of CNAs at all hours, or rent it to a biz that does the same thing.

And if it's elderly living for people who want to be independent, but who don't want to be alone, but who don't want to go to a home, but who can't afford "real" senior living communities--- that would be its own thing as well.

And I bet there are building codes that need to be met with it's a home for the elderly. Codes like 4ft wide doors, easy access showers, pull up handles, entry ramps, fire detection, etc., would be required or retrofitted into the home.

Bet you'd need additional insurance too.

I have my hopes up that I can rent to veterans and seniors in Virginia. Not through a program but simply through contacts on bases.

Meanwhile, In Maryland, the greatest state in the union. There are some group homes doing well. I've met people who run the homes and work the shifts. It seems like a good career for them.

I saw first hand that the homes get extensive remodeling. The idea being that the home will not have any HVAC or plumbing problems for years to come.

All in all, I would like to involved with this type of housing.