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 III - Private Non-Medical Institutions
Section 144-113-III-16 - Living Area and Sleeping Accommodations
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-113-III-16
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
16.1 Living and dining areas. Residents shall be provided an area for dining and relaxation sufficient in size to accommodate the provider's family/staff and the residents. Comfortable, non-folding chairs must be provided. The rooms shall be well lighted and free of hazards. A television set for use by the residents shall be available.
16.2 Bedrooms.
16.2.1 For facilities
initially licensed on or after May 29, 1998, a minimum of one hundred (100)
square feet of usable floor space shall be provided in a single bedroom. A
minimum of eighty (80) square feet of usable floor space per person shall be
provided in multiple occupancy bedrooms.
16.2.2 For all facilities initially licensed
before May 29, 1998, a minimum of eighty (80) square feet of usable floor space
shall be provided in a single bedroom. A minimum of seventy (70) square feet of
usable floor space per person shall be provided in multiple occupancy
bedrooms.
16.2.3 Usable floor space
shall be calculated only for that floor space having a ceiling height of a
minimum of six (6) feet, except as provided in Section 16.2.4. Corridors,
passageways, vestibules, alcoves, closets and wardrobe space shall be excluded
from the calculations of usable floor space.
16.2.4 Usable floor space shall include on a
2:1 basis the areas having a ceiling height of between four (4) and six (6)
feet. (Two [2] square feet yields one [1] usable square foot.) Up to twenty
(20) square feet of this area (yielding up to ten [10] square feet) may be
counted toward usable floor space for the room.
16.2.5 There shall be no more than two (2)
people in each room. Couples who are both residents of the facility have the
right to share a room.
16.2.6 Each
resident bedroom shall have a solid door that can be closed for
privacy.
16.2.7 Each resident
bedroom shall have at least one (1) exterior wall and a window glass equal to
at least one tenth (1/10) of the minimum required floor space per Sections
16.2.1 and 16.2.2. Windows shall be operable and equipped with window shades or
an equivalent and curtains or drapes that provide privacy. Window covers must
be kept in good repair. In air-conditioned buildings, at least one window in
each room must be able to be opened.
16.2.8 Each resident bedroom shall have
direct access to a corridor without passing through a bathroom or another
resident bedroom. No resident room shall be used for access to other rooms or
corridors. [Class III]
16.2.9 Each resident shall be provided with
adequate closet, locker or wardrobe space for hanging clothing.
16.2.10 Each resident shall be offered a bed
and mattress that is at least thirty-six (36) inches wide, substantially
constructed and in good repair. Rollaway beds, metal cots or folding beds do
not meet this requirement.
16.2.11
Beds shall be placed so they are easily serviceable and not subjected to
extremes of heat or cold. No bed shall be placed within three (3) feet of a
heating unit, unless the unit is properly protected.
16.2.12 For each bed there shall be offered:
16.2.12.1 At least two (2) dresser
drawers;
16.2.12.2 A comfortable
non-folding chair in good repair;
16.2.12.3 A bedside table; and
16.2.12.4 A reading lamp.
16.2.13 The facility shall permit
and encourage residents to use their own furnishings, space
permitting.
16.2.14 For residents
who need assistance with personal housekeeping, resident rooms and furniture
shall be regularly cleaned and well maintained. Resident rooms shall be well
lighted and in good repair.
16.2.15
There must be a direct source of heat to each bedroom.
16.2.16 There shall be an adequate towel,
linen and bedding supply in addition to those in use, so that a complete linen
change is available in the facility at all times.
16.2.17 Residents shall not share bedrooms
with members of the provider's family who are not receiving assisted living
services, unless the facility obtains written permission from the Department.
Permission will be granted if the arrangement is in the resident's best
interest and is acceptable to the resident or the resident's guardian or
conservator.
16.3 Renting space. The distinct part of the facility licensed pursuant to these regulations shall have no rented apartments, rooms or space for persons other than residents, except when used by the licensee, administrator, immediate family members or employees of the facility.
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