Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:39-46.6 - Advisory social services(a) The facility provides individual and group counseling to residents if appropriate, utilizing techniques designed to reach the dementia resident and to maintain the resident's maximum level of functioning.(b) Families are encouraged and provided with opportunities to participate in planning and providing resident care.(c) The facility provides individual and group counseling, support and education groups for families, and information and referral on bioethical and legal issues related to dementia, including competence, guardianship, conservatorship and advance directives.(d) Family members are referred to community Alzheimer's disease support groups or other family counseling agencies, as required.(e) Discharge care plans, including preparation for discharge from the unit, are discussed with the legal next of kin, and, if possible, with the resident at the time of admission to the program. N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-46.6