Overview
The Living Situation field captures the client’s housing status at admission and discharge. This information is critical for understanding social determinants of health and tracking housing outcomes. Field format:9(2) — two-digit numeric string
Valid values: 01-03, 05, 08-09, 11-16, 99
Living Situation Codes
Codes
04, 06, 07, and 10 are not assigned. The numbering gaps are intentional.Usage Example
Living Situation Categories
Institutional (01-03, 08-09)
Facilities and institutional settings:- Correctional facility / Jail — incarcerated clients
- Inpatient — currently in inpatient care
- CSU, Mental Health — Crisis Stabilization Unit
- Nursing Home — long-term care facility
- Residential Treatment / Group — residential treatment or group home
Recovery and Transitional Housing (11, 13, 16)
Structured living environments supporting recovery:- Sober Living — drug/alcohol-free housing
- Supported Housing — housing with support services
- Halfway House — transitional recovery residence
Independent and Assisted (14-15)
- Assisted Living — supportive housing for elderly/disabled
- Independent Living — client maintains own residence
Youth (05)
- Foster Home — state custody placement
Unstable (12)
- Unhoused — without stable housing