Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 98 - Nursing Facilities
Subchapter E - Activity Services
Section I-9873 - Activity Service Personnel

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9873

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The activities program shall be directed by a resident activities director (RAD). The resident activities director shall be responsible to the administrator or his/her designee for administration and organization of the activities program.

B. Responsibilities of the RAD include the following tasks:

1. scheduling and coordinating group activities and special events inside and outside the nursing facility;

2. developing and using outside resources and actively recruiting volunteers to enhance and broaden the scope of the activities program;

3. posting monthly activity calendars in places of easy viewing by applicants/residents and staff; and

4. planning and implementing individual and group activities designed to meet the applicants/residents' needs and interests.

C. Activities Assessments

1. Within 14 days after admission, the RAD shall complete a written assessment of each resident's interests and hobbies and note any illnesses or physical handicaps which might affect participation in activities.

2. The activities assessment shall:
a. become the basis for the activities component of the plan of care;

b. be signed, dated, and filed with other elements in the medical record;

c. identify specific problem/need areas along with specific approaches formulated to meet the problems/needs; and

d. be included in the interdisciplinary staffing.

D. Activity Services Progress Notes. Activity services progress notes shall:

1. be written to document the services provided and/or changes in activity needs or approaches at least every 90 days (quarterly); and

2. document the activity level of residents, specifically describing their day to day activities.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2009.1-2116.

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