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-.17 - Services in the Community

(1) The assisted living community must provide assisted living, including protective care and watchful oversight, which meets the needs of the residents it admits and retains.

(2) Resident Needs Assessment. The assisted living community must complete an assessment of the resident that addresses the resident's care needs taking into account the resident's family supports, the resident's functional capacity relative to the activities of daily living, physical care needs, medical information provided, cognitive and behavioral impairments, if any, and personal preferences relative to care needs.

(3) Written Care Plan. Utilizing the information acquired during the admission process and the move-in adjustment period, the assisted living community must develop the resident's individual written care plan within 14 days of admission and require staff to use the care plan as a guide for the delivery of care and services to the resident. The care plan must include the following:

(4) Social Activities. Each assisted living community must provide social activities on a daily basis that promote the physical, mental and social well-being of each resident and take into account the personal preferences of the residents.

(5) Activity Resources. The assisted living community must provide, books, current newspapers or magazines, and games for leisure time activities. The assisted living community must offer assistance to residents who wish to participate in hobbies, music, arts and crafts, religion, games, and sports, social, recreational and cultural activities available in the assisted living community and in the community.

(6) Available Telephone. The assisted living community must have at least one operable, non-pay telephone which is accessible at all times for emergency use by staff on the premises. Residents must also have access to an operable, non-pay telephone in a private location, both to make and receive personal calls. The same telephone may be used for staff and resident access.

(7) The assisted living community must not restrict a resident's free access to the common areas of the assisted living community or the memory care center or lock the resident into or out of the resident's bedroom.

(8) Proxy Caregiver Services. Where the assisted living community chooses to allow proxy caregivers to function in the community to perform certain health maintenance activities that are not covered in the basic assisted living care the community is required to provide, the assisted living community must do either of the following:

(9) Proxy Caregiver Records. The community must maintain documentation on all proxy caregivers performing health maintenance activities which complies with the Rules and Regulations for Proxy Caregivers, Chapter 111-8-100.

(10) Prohibited Proxy Caregiver Services. Where the assisted living community employs proxy caregivers, the community must not permit proxy caregivers to provide assistance with or administer medications.

(11) Medical, nursing (other than developing and updating care plans, training, medication administration and skills competency determinations) health services required on a periodic basis, or for short-term illness, must not be provided as services of the assisted living community. When such services are required, they shall be purchased by the resident or the resident's representative or legal surrogate, if any, from appropriately licensed providers which are managed independently and not owned or operated by the assisted living community. The assisted living community may assist in arrangement for such services, but not in the provision of those services.