Code of Maine Rules › 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › 144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL › Chapter 113 - Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs (includes Assisted Living Programs, Residential Care Facilities, and Private Non-Medical Institutions) (formerly 10-149 Ch. 113) › Level IV - Residential Care Facilities › Section 144-113-IV-12 - Standards for Resident Care

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
12.1
General
				  rule
. Residents shall have the opportunity to receive individualized
				  services that help them age in place, function optimally in the facility and in
				  the community, engage in constructive activity, and manage their health
				  conditions. The facility will assure, to a practicable extent, that residents'
				  needs will be accommodated regarding individual choices and preferences. This
				  shall be evidenced in the assessment of individual needs, development and
				  implementation of individual service plans and in regular progress
				  notes.
12.2
Resident
				  assessment
. Residents shall be assessed within thirty (30) calendar days
				  of admission and reassessed annually or if there is a significant change in a
				  resident's condition, to determine their abilities and need for services. The
				  resident and resident's legal representative, as well as staff or other persons
				  approved by the resident or resident's legal representative who are
				  knowledgeable about the resident, shall participate in or be consulted
				  concerning the assessment. The areas identified below are to be assessed. The
				  listing of these areas is not meant to exclude assessment of any other obvious
				  needs which the residents may exhibit.
12.2.1
				  Ability and need for psychological or supportive services, as may be evidenced
				  by his/her adjustment to the facility, social and emotional issues,
				  communications/relations with others, behaviors, compatibility with staff and
				  other residents, or adapting/controlling personal habits;
12.2.2 Ability and need to maintain or
				  develop family and community ties;
12.2.3 Need for educational, religious or
				  community vocational services;
12.2.4 Ability and need for assistance with
				  legal or financial problems;
12.2.5
				  Ability and need for assistance with personal care or ADLs as defined in
				  Section 2 of these regulations;
12.2.6 Ability to manage personal affairs,
				  use the telephone, handle finances, read and write correspondence, express
				  likes and dislikes and register to vote;
12.2.7 Ability and need regarding social,
				  recreational and leisure time activities, specifying likes and
				  dislikes;
12.2.8 Abilities and
				  needs regarding hearing, vision, speech, communication, mobility and memory
				  impairments and use of related adaptive equipment;
12.2.9 Ability and need for assistance with
				  securing necessary health care, including medical, nursing, dental, day
				  treatment, psychological or mental health services, qualified sign language
				  interpreters and other communication assistance;
12.2.10 Ability and need for arranging
				  transportation to meet medical, social and business needs;
12.2.11 Ability and need for assistance to be
				  independent in the community;
12.2.12 Ability and need for assistance
				  regarding administration of medications;
12.2.13 Need for discharge
				  planning.