Wash. Admin. Code § 388-107-0810

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024

Section 388-107-0810 - Resident room

The facility must ensure that each resident sleeping room:

(1) Has a maximum capacity of one resident;

(2) May be locked by the resident provided that:

(a) Appropriate staff have a readily accessible means to unlock the room when the door is locked; and

(b) An unlocked door is not an identified need in the person-centered service plan;

(3) Has a minimum clear floor area of eighty square feet and meets the needs of the resident;

(4) Has one or more outside windows that:

(a) If used for ventilation, are easily opened;

(b) Have adjustable shades, blinds, or equivalent installed for visual privacy and are designed to meet the safety needs of the resident;

(5) Is adjacent to bathing and toilet facilities;

(6) Is designed to offer visual privacy from casual observation by other residents and visitors and the design for privacy must not restrict resident access to the entrance, handwashing station, or toilet;

(7) Is accessible, clean, and well-maintained with sufficient space, light, and comfortable furnishings for sleeping and personal activities including, but not limited to:

(a) A minimum of a three-foot clear access aisle from the entry door, along at least one side of the bed, and in front of all storage equipment;

(b) Enough room for medical equipment and for a resident to move about freely with mobility aides, such as wheelchairs, if applicable as assessed by resident need;

(c) Direct access to a hallway, living room, lounge, the outside, or other common use area without going through a laundry or utility area, a bath or toilet room, or another resident's bedroom; and

(8) Is equipped with:

(a) One or more waste containers;

(b) Furniture appropriate for the age and physical condition of each resident, including but not necessarily limited to:

(i) A chair, which may be used in either the bedroom or a group room interchangeably;

(ii) A bed of appropriate length and size that is thirty-six or more inches wide with a mattress that fits the bed frame, is in good condition, and is at least four inches thick unless otherwise requested or necessary for resident health or safety; and

(iii) A lockable storage space accessible to each resident for storage of small personal items, upon request.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-107-0810

Adopted by WSR 14-19-071, Filed 9/12/2014, effective 10/13/2014

Amended by WSR 16-14-078, Filed 7/1/2016, effective 8/1/2016