The article is devoted to assessing the demand, as well as the formation and development in Russia of a new form of life arrangement for citizens with mental disorders — assisted living, which is aimed at normalizing the life of citizens with disabilities, primarily due to mental disorders, providing them with equal rights and opportunities, socialization and integration into society. The aim of the study was to assess the development of assisted living in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and to determine the needs of people with disabilities with impaired mental functions in this type of life arrangement. The article uses materials submitted by the executive authorities of 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation on the organization of assisted living technologies. Methods of scientific system-structural and statistical analysis and synthesis were used to analyse and generalize the data. The results of the analysis showed that the formation of technologies is at the initial level, but with a development trend, which is expressed in an increase in the number of entities implementing this direction, and planning new activities for their organization. A rather high need for this form of living arrangement has been revealed, primarily among citizens with mental disorders.