A task force was formed and a report will be issued in 2001. Definition Personal care homes . Any institution, residence or place or any part or unit thereof, however named, in this state which is advertised, offered, maintained or operated by the ownership or management, whether for a consideration or not, for the express or implied purpose of providing accommodations and personal assistance and supervision, for a period of more than twenty-four hours, to four or more persons who are dependent upon the services of others by reason of physical or mental impairment who may require limited and intermittent nursing care, including those individuals who qualify for and are receiving services coordinated by a licensed hospice. Residential board and care homes. A residential care community means any group of seventeen or more residential apartments, however named, which are part of a larger independent living community and which are advertised, offered, maintained, or operated by an owner or manager, regardless of consideration or the absence thereof, for the express or implied purpose of providing residential accommodations, personal assistance, and supervision on a monthly basis to seventeen or more persons who are or may be dependent upon the services of others by reason of physical or mental impairment or who may require limited and intermittent nursing care but who are capable of self-preservation and are not bedfast.
Unit requirements Personal care homes.
Rooms must have 80 square feet for single occupancy and 60 square feet for multiple occupancy rooms. A maximum of two residents may share a room in newly constructed homes. Residential board and care homes. Single rooms must have at least 80 square feet of floor space, and rooms with multiple beds must have at least 60 square feet per resident. There may not be more than three residents per bedroom.