N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.14.37 - LAUNDRY SERVICES
A.
General requirements: The facility shall provide laundry services
for the residents, either on the premises or through a commercial laundry and
linen service.
(1) On-site laundry facilities
shall be located in areas separate from the resident units and shall be
provided with necessary washing and drying equipment.
(2) Soiled laundry shall be kept separate
from clean laundry, unless the laundry facility is provided for resident use
only.
(3) Staff shall handle,
store, process and transport linens with care to prevent the spread of
infectious and communicable disease.
(4) Soiled laundry shall not be stored in the
kitchen or dining areas. The building design and layout shall ensure the
separation of laundry room from kitchen and dining areas. An exterior route to
the laundry room is not an acceptable alternative, unless it is completely
enclosed.
(5) In new construction
or newly licensed facilities with more than 15 residents, washers shall be in
separate rooms from dryers. The rooms with washers shall have negative air
pressure from the other facility rooms.
(6) All linens shall be changed as needed and
at least weekly or when a new resident is to occupy the bed.
(7) The mattress pad, blankets and bedspread
shall be laundered as needed and at least once per month or when a new resident
is to occupy the bed.
(8) Bath
linens consisting of hand towel, bath towel and washcloth shall be changed as
needed and at least weekly.
(9)
There shall be a clean, dry, well ventilated storage area provided for clean
linen.
(10) Facility laundry
supplies and cleaning supplies shall not be kept in the same storage areas used
for the storage of foods and clean storage and shall be kept in a secured room
or cabinet.
B. Residents
may do their own laundry, if it is their preference and they are capable of
doing so, or if it is part of their skill-building for independent living and
is documented as part of their ISP.
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