N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-7.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:39-7.3 - Mandatory resident activity services

(a) Resident activities staff shall arrange a diversity of programs to maintain residents' sense of usefulness and self-respect. Included shall be activities in each of the following categories:

1. Social (for example, parties, club meetings, picnics, and other special events);

2. Physical (for example, exercise, sports, dancing, and swimming);

3. Creative (for example, crafts, poetry, drama, music therapy, art therapy, and gardening);

4. Educational and cultural (for example, discussion groups, guest speaker programs, concerts and other forms of live entertainment, and international meals);

5. Spiritual, such as religious services;

6. Awareness, including cognitive and sensory individual and group stimulation for confused and disoriented residents; and

7. Community-integrating (for example, visits by community volunteers, visits by nursery school classes, exchange visits with other health care facilities, participation in senior citizen organization meetings or support group sessions, and participation in adopt-a-grandparent programs).

(b) If the facility requires an exception from any of the categories of activities listed at (a)1 through 7 above, reasons for the exception, such as impracticability or lack of appropriateness or interest on the part of residents, shall be documented and written documentation of the reasons for the exception shall be provided to the Department upon request.

(c) Resident activity programs shall take place in individual, small group, and large group settings.

(d) Resident activities shall be scheduled for seven days each week, and during at least two evenings per week. Religious services shall be considered resident activities for purposes of complying with this requirement.

(e) Residents may participate in the activities program regardless of their financial status, with the exception of special events for which there is a charge for all residents.

(f) At least weekly, a listing of all scheduled activities shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility.

(g) Resident activities programs shall be developed and modified on the basis of input from residents, as well as staff, family, and others.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-7.3