Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 87307 - Personal Accommodations and Services
(a) Living
accommodations and grounds shall be related to the facility's function. The facility
shall be large enough to provide comfortable living accommodations and privacy for
the residents, staff, and others who may reside in the facility. The following
provisions shall apply:
(1) There shall be common
rooms such as living rooms, dining rooms, dens or other recreation/activity rooms.
They shall be of sufficient space and/or separation to promote and facilitate the
program of activities and to prevent such activities from interfering with other
functions.
(2) Resident bedrooms shall
be provided which meet, at a minimum, the following requirements:
(A) Bedrooms shall be large enough to allow for
easy passage between and comfortable usage of beds and other required items of
furniture specified below, and any resident assistant devices such as wheelchairs or
walkers.
(B) No room commonly used for
other purposes shall be used as a sleeping room for any resident. This includes any
hall, stairway, unfinished attic, garage, storage area, shed or similar detached
building.
(C) No bedroom of a resident
shall be used as a passageway to another room, bath or toilet.
(D) Not more than two residents shall sleep in a
bedroom.
(3) Equipment and
supplies necessary for personal care and maintenance of adequate hygiene practice
shall be readily available to each resident. The resident may provide the following
items; however, if the resident is unable or chooses not to provide them, the
licensee shall assure provision of:
(A) A bed for
each resident, except that married couples may be provided with one appropriate
sized bed. Each bed shall be equipped with good springs, a clean and comfortable
mattress, available pillow(s) and lightweight warm bedding. Fillings and covers for
mattresses and pillows shall be flame retardant. Rubber sheeting shall be provided
when necessary.
(B) Bedroom furniture,
which shall include, for each resident, a chair, night stand, a lamp, or lights
sufficient for reading, and a chest of drawers.
(C) Clean linen, including blankets, bedspreads,
top bed sheets, bottom bed sheets, pillow cases, mattress pads, bath towels, hand
towels and wash cloths. The quantity shall be sufficient to permit changing at least
once per week or more often when indicated to ensure that clean linen is in use by
residents at all times. The linen shall be in good repair. The use of common wash
cloths and towels shall be prohibited.
(D) Hygiene items of general use such as soap and
toilet paper.
(E) Portable or permanent
closets and drawer space in the bedrooms for clothing and personal belongings. A
minimum of eight (8) cubic feet (.743 cubic meters) of drawer space per resident
shall be provided.
(F) Basic laundry
service (washing, drying, and ironing of personal clothing).
(b) Toilets and bathrooms shall be
conveniently located. The licensed capacity shall be established based on Section
87158, Capacity , and the following:
(1) At least one toilet and washbasin for each six
(6) persons, which include residents, family and personnel.
(2) At least one bathtub or shower for each ten
(10) persons, which includes residents, family and live-in
personnel.
(c) Individual
privacy shall be provided in all toilet, bath and shower areas.
(d) The following space and safety provisions
shall apply to all facilities:
(1) Sufficient room
shall be available to accommodate persons served in comfort and safety.
(2) The premises shall be maintained in a state of
good repair and shall provide a safe and healthful environment.
(3) All persons shall be protected against hazards
within the facility through provision of the following:
(A) Protective devices such as nonslip material on
rugs.
(B) Information and instruction
regarding life protection and other appropriate subjects.
(4) Stairways, inclines, ramps and open porches
and areas of potential hazard to residents with poor balance or eyesight shall be
made inaccessible to residents unless equipped with sturdy hand railings and unless
well-lighted.
(5) Night lights shall be
maintained in hallways and passages to non-private bathrooms.
(6) All outdoor and indoor passageways and
stairways shall be kept free of obstruction.
(e) The licensee shall supervise residents as
needed and as determined by the resident's appraisal pursuant to Section
87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal or
Section 87463, Reappraisals, when residents are
in proximity to or when there is use of the following items:
(1) Ranges, ovens, heaters, fireplaces, wood
stoves, inserts, and other heating devices.
(A)
Heating devices shall have protective mechanisms or other measures to prevent access
to the device, or to make it inoperable when not in use, in order to reduce the risk
of burns or fire.
(2)
Fishponds, wading pools, hot tubs, swimming pools, or similar larger bodies of
water.
(A) The licensee shall ensure that the
bodies of water specified above are inaccessible through fencing, covering, or other
means when not in active use by residents.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 1569.30, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1569.1, 1569.2, 1569.31 and 1569.312, Health and Safety Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section 1569.30, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1569.1, 1569.2, 1569.31 and 1569.312, Health and Safety Code.
2. Repealer of subsections (d)(7) and (e) and new subsections (e)-(f) filed 10-17-2024; operative
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