Renewal certification procedures

Certification of an Assisted Living Residence (ALR) must be renewed every 2 years with the Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE).

Renewing your certification

AGE will renew the Certification of a Sponsor of an ALR for a term of 2 years if AGE determines that the Sponsor and Residence meet requirements of St. 1994, c. 354 and 651 CMR 12.00.

Effective May 2023, all application submissions to the Assisted Living Certification Unit must be submitted electronically. If the application includes the submission of any attachments, the application should be accompanied by an index of documents attached in each of the separate submissions if required due to volume size of the application. 

Effective May 2023, electronic applications must be emailed to [e-mail]. The subject line should specify the ALR name and reference to the certification requested on page 1 of the application.

The renewal Application (provided by AGE) must be turned in with an application fee set by the Secretary for Administration and Finance, and follow the procedures in 651 CMR 12.03. The application fee should be sent by mail to:

The Executive Office of Aging & Independence

Assisted Living Certification Unit

One Ashburton Place 10^th Floor

Boston, MA 02108

The biennial period of Certification renewal begins on the date Certification by AGE was issued. 

Please refer to the Assisted Living Regulations  for further details.