Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 111 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Chapter 111-8 - HEALTHCARE FACILITY REGULATION
Subject 111-8-63 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITIES
Rule 111-8-63-.12 - Community Furnishings

(1) The assisted living community must provide furnishings throughout the assisted living community for the use of the residents that are maintained in good condition, intact, and functional.

(2) The assisted living community must provide a name plate, or other identification, outside the resident's bedroom or personal living space that marks the area as the personal living space of the particular resident(s), unless the resident specifically requests no identification markers to be used.

(3) Each resident's bedroom or private living space must have an adequate closet or wardrobe.

(4) Each resident's bedroom or private living space must have working lighting fixtures sufficient for reading and other resident activities.

(5) If the community provides the furnishings, each resident's bedroom or private living space must have a bureau or dresser or the equivalent and at least one comfortable chair per resident in each bedroom or private living space.

(6) Each resident bedroom must have a mirror appropriate for grooming unless the resident or resident's representative explicitly requests to have the mirror removed.

(7) Each resident's bedroom or private living space must have a waste basket unless the resident or resident's representative specifically requests to have it removed.

(8) The assisted living community must allow the resident to personalize the bedroom or private living space as the resident chooses by permitting the resident to use personal furniture so long as such furnishings do not pose a threat to the health or safety of the other residents. The assisted living community must provide the resident with assistance in mounting or hanging pictures on bedroom walls.

(9) Each resident must have an individual bed which is at least 36-inches wide and 72-inches long with comfortable springs and mattress, clean and in good condition. Where a particular resident is very tall, the assisted living community must provide an extra-long mattress. The mattress must not be less than five-inches thick, or four-inches, if of a synthetic construction. Roll-a-ways, cots, double-decks, stacked bunks, hide-a-beds and studio couches are not to be provided by the assisted living community in lieu of standard beds. However, residents who prefer to furnish their own living units may choose to use different-sized beds in lieu of standard twin-size beds.

(10) The assisted living community must make available for each resident who requires linen service an adequate supply of clean linens which includes, at a minimum, two sheets, pillow, pillowcase, blanket, bedspread, towels and wash cloth. If the resident requires more blankets for comfort, the assisted living community must provide them.

(11) The assisted living community must change and launder linens for each resident at least weekly or more often unless the resident specifically declines the linen service. Whether or not the resident declines linen services, the assisted living community must maintain an adequate supply of spare linens on hand to accommodate the needs of the residents.

(12) At least one current calendar and working clock must be placed in the common living area of each assisted living community.