Under Texas law, an assisted living facility is an establishment that:
- furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to theproprietor of the establishment;
- provides:
- personal care services; or
- administration of medication by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer themedication;
- may provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication; and
- may provide skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:
- coordination of resident care with outside home and community support services agencies and otherhealth care professionals;
- provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration as described by Health andSafety Code, Chapter 247;
- assessment of residents to determine the care required; and
- for periods of time as established by department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment for a minor illness, injury, or emergency.