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What is a community living arrangement in Georgia?

A community living arrangement (CLA) in Georgia is a home that gives daily personal services, supports, care or treatment to two or more adults who aren’t related to the owner, and whose residential services are paid for, in whole or in part, through the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). DCH: personal care homes

DCH licenses it, under its own rules, chapter 290-9-37, in the same program that oversees personal care homes. DCH: personal care homes

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CLA or personal care home

  1. Who pays is the difference. A CLA is defined by its DBHDD funding. A personal care home is defined by what it gives: housing, food and at least one personal service for two or more adults who aren’t related to the owner. DCH: personal care homes
  2. Same program. DCH’s Personal Care Home program oversees personal care homes, assisted living communities, community living arrangements and adult day centers. DCH: personal care homes
  3. Same inspections. The program inspects unannounced, about every 11 to 15 months, or as needed. DCH: personal care homes
  4. Applying. DCH takes applications online, through GAHLES. Its licensure forms page lists the packets; its Personal Care Home team answers questions about CLAs too. DCH: licensure forms and application packets GAHLES, DCH’s application portal DCH: personal care homes

Checked against each linked page on 2 November 2026. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the rule itself, or the agency, has the final word.

On your website

  1. Say CLA, and say it in plain words. Support coordinators look for the letters; a family needs “a home for adults with developmental disabilities, with support from DBHDD-funded services.” Use the words that fit your home. DCH: personal care homes
  2. Make the check easy. Families can look up your license and inspections on GaMap2Care, the search DCH points to, so use the exact name on your license. DCH: personal care homes
  3. Real rooms, a phone, a tour form. The same basics every home needs: what a group home website should include.

Starting a home that isn’t DBHDD-funded? The steps for a Georgia personal care home. DCH: personal care homes

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The website, the flyer and the rest, for one price.

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  • Your own website with your services, your house, requirements, questions and answers, and contact info.
  • Contact and tour forms so families can reach you any time, day or night.
  • Better photos of your house, made from the ones you send us. No photos yet? We make pictures for your site.
  • Your admin page to see messages, reply, post updates and send newsletters.
  • Email newsletters a sign-up box on your site, and you send updates to families from your admin page.
  • A flyer to match your site with a QR code, ready to print.
  • A logo if you need one (free) at no extra charge.
  • Set up on Google so families can find you.
  • Ready for ChatGPT and AI search set up so ChatGPT and other AI assistants can read your site and point families to it.
  • Web address with the first year included yours to keep.
  • About 3 business days from your details to your live site, for most sites.

$300 one-time. Monthly or yearly plans, add any time: Fast Lane $20, Full Care $50 or Unlimited $100 a month, or $100, $500 or $1,000 a year paid up front ($8.33, $41.67 or $83.33 a month). We stay with you after launch.

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$300, flat. Send your name and a way to reach you, and your site is usually live in about 3 business days, with a free logo if you need one.

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