California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 8 - Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) › Article 5 - Physicial Environment and Accommodations › Section 87307 - Personal Accommodations and Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(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).