Section 87307 - [Operative 1/1/2025] 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.(f) 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 birdbaths, fountains, or similar smaller decorative water features.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 87307
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.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 87577 to new section 87307, including amendment of subsection (b), filed 3-5-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 10).
2. Repealer of subsections (d)(7) and (e) and new subsections (e)-(f) filed 10-17-2024; operative 1/1/2025 (Register 2024, No. 42).