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Title: Section 713-4.8 - Communal areas

Effective Date

12/29/2010

713-4.8 Communal areas.

Resident communal areas shall be designed and furnished to encourage resident use.

(a) Toilets accommodating wheelchair residents shall be readily accessible to all communal areas.

(b) Resident Dining: Dining areas shall:

(1) Provide adequate space for resident dining in accordance with the functional program, including residents in wheelchairs when applicable.

(2) Provide adequate clear space for residents to access and leave their tables without disturbing other residents.

(3) Include adequate clearances for residents in wheel chairs and/or other mobility devices.

(4) Provide clear and unobstructed lanes for servers and food carts.

(5) Include space for attendants to assist residents who cannot feed themselves.

(6) Be permitted to be located in separate satellite dining areas within or adjacent to nursing units to accomplish less densely populated groupings and to be easily accessible to the residents.

(7) Provide toilet facilities accommodating wheelchair residents that are readily accessible to all dining areas.

(8) Be permitted to be used for other activities in accordance with the functional program.

(b) Recreation and lounge areas shall:

(1) Provide adequate space for resident activities in accordance with the functional program.

(2) Be sufficient in number and configuration to allow for varying sizes of resident groups and separate and distinct activities.

Volume

VOLUME D (Title 10)

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