Six-bed facilities came out of a demand from seniors for a smaller, more intimate living environment.
There are more than 6,400 six-bed facilities in California.
These six-bed facilities are home to more than 37,000 California seniors who want to live in a safe, comfortable and affordable homelike setting.
Six-bed facilities employ more than 225,000 caregivers in California, many of whom are minorities.
More than 70 percent of six-bed facilities are owned by women or minorities.
Six-bed facilities have a caregiver to patient ratio of 1:3, far lower than many of the larger facilities.
Because of the low caregiver to patient ratio, caregivers are able to detect and address health concerns more quickly. The hospital re-admission rate for six-bed facilities is 1:10, far lower than for larger facilities.
Six-bed facilities are an important part of the state’s healthcare system and provide an important choice to California seniors.
There are about 5,160 adult residential facilities in the State of California providing care and supervision to approximately 37,000 adults with intellectual disabilities.
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, passed in 1974, established an entitlement to services for Californians with intellectual disabilities
Under the Lanterman Act, California transitioned its model of care from an institutional placement to community-based services, including placement in ARFs.
Most are living in six-bed residential facilities in the residential neighborhoods of California as part of community integration.
Most of these ARFs are owned and operated by women, minorities.
