If you live in an assisted living home licensed by the state of Alaska, you have the same rights you would have living in your own home. Every resident has rights, no matter where they live or what level of care they receive. These rights exist to protect your dignity, safety and well-being.

Alaska Statute 47.33.300 protects the rights of people residing in Alaskan assisted living facilities.
Listed below are residents’ rights in licensed residential care facilities.

• Residents have a right to live in a safe and sanitary environment.
• Residents have a right to be treated with consideration and respect for personal dignity.
• Residents have the right to possess and use personal clothing and other personal property.
• Residents also have a right to engage in private communications (including privacy of mail, phone conversations and visits).
• Residents have the right to close the door of their rooms.
• Residents can leave the home to participate in community activities, but at their own expense.
• Residents have the right to manage their own money, unless the court has appointed a guardian or conservator.
• Residents have a right to participate in the development of their assisted living plans.
• Residents have a right to the opportunity to exercise and go outside, within reason.
• Residents have a right to access health care and providers of their own choosing.
• Residents have a right to self-administer their own medications.
• Residents have a right to receive meals that are consistent with religious or health-related restrictions.
• Residents have a right to 30 days’ notice if they are being involuntarily discharged from a home.
• Residents also have a right to receive 90 days’ prior notice of relocation of the home or closure.
• Residents have a right to present grievances to the home and have those grievances responded to.
• Residents have a right to access their own files kept in the home.

Assisted Living Home Licensing – This state agency inspects, licenses, and investigates complaints against assisted living homes in Alaska.  This program’s website posts a list of currently licensed assisted living homes. To file a complaint, click here. For more information, call 907-334-2400.