Home for individual residential care

“Home for individual residential care” means a home in which a natural person furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision, for compensation, to not more than two persons with intellectual disabilities or with physical disabilities or who are aged or infirm, unless the persons receiving those services are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person providing those services.

The term does not include:

1. A halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug abusers; or
2. A home in which community-based living arrangement services or supported living arrangement services are provided by a provider of such services during any period in which the provider is engaged in providing the services.

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State Laws and Regulations

• Nevada Revised Statutes Ch. 449.0105
• Nevada Administrative Code Ch. 449.15511

Licensing and Applications

To apply for a license to operate a home for individual residential care, you must complete the following:

• Apply for a new license/renew an existing license - myhealthfacilitylicense.nv.gov
• Checklist for homes for individual residential care
• Initial license applicant mandatory training
• Background check requirements

Infection prevention and control

The Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance (HCQC) infection prevention and control team is available for consultations and risk assessment; onsite technical support; outbreak support; and questions about infection prevention and control issues. The team has also complied general resources and unlicensed caregiver training information, as linked below. Regarding any of the services listed above, send an email to hcqcipcteam@health.nv.gov.

• General infection prevention and control guidance
• Unlicensed Caregiver Infection Control Training

Other Information

• Homes for Individual Residential Care Facts
• Technical Bulletins - important notices
  • First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Heat Advisory

Additional Resources

• Tuberculosis (TB) Program
• Safe Injection Practices Attestation form
• Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD)