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Assisted Living in your area

Help with daily activities in a community Indiana licenses as a Residential Care Facility (RCF), with meals, housekeeping and medication assistance included.

Quick answer

Indiana regulates assisted living through the Indiana Department of Health.

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Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments. Indiana licenses these communities as Residential Care Facilities (RCF) under 410 IAC 16.2-5, a single license type, not tiered by evacuation ability the way Texas tiers Type A/B.

Short answer

We list 49 verified assisted living providers across your metro. Assisted living is for someone who is largely independent but needs a reliable hand with the everyday things — bathing, dressing, medications, meals, getting to appointments.

Three things worth knowing first

  • Ask which services are included in the base rate versus billed as a separate care level.
  • Ask whether the community holds a PathWays Waiver provider agreement and, separately, an RCAP room-and-board agreement, and how many current residents use each.
  • Ask what happens if your parent's needs exceed the community's RCF admission/retention limits under 410 IAC 16.2-5.
How Indiana licenses assisted living. Indiana licenses assisted living as a Residential Care Facility (RCF) under 410 IAC 16.2-5 -- one license type, not tiered like Texas's Type A/B. Read the full explanation →

Verified assisted living across the region

We list 49 verified assisted living providers across your metro. The full table with addresses and counties lives in the directory.

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Questions families ask

What does a long-term care ombudsman actually do?

An ombudsman advocates for a resident free of charge, and only with the resident's consent. They can attend a care conference with a family but do not license, inspect, or fine a facility -- that is the state health department's job, not the ombudsman's.

Can an ombudsman file a complaint even if my parent doesn't want to?

No. Consent matters: if a parent has capacity and does not want a complaint pursued, that decision stands, even where family disagrees with it. The ombudsman represents the resident's wishes, not the family's.

Is the ombudsman the same as filing a state licensing complaint?

No, they're two different systems. The ombudsman advocates for an individual resident; the Indiana Department of Health investigates regulatory complaints and can take enforcement action against a facility's license. Using one does not preclude using the other.

How do I report suspected abuse or neglect in Indiana?

Call Indiana's statewide Adult Protective Services line at 1-800-992-6978, or file online. Indiana APS is state-run through five regional field teams under FSSA, not county-run, so there is no separate Marion County number to look up.

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