Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Activities for residents shall:
1. Support the skills and abilities of
residents in order to promote or maintain their highest level of independence
or functioning;
2. Accommodate
individual differences by providing a variety of types of activities and levels
of involvement; and
3. Offer
residents a varied mix of weekly activities including those that are physical;
social; cognitive, intellectual, or creative; productive; sensory; reflective
or contemplative; involve nature or the natural world; and weather permitting,
outdoor activity. Any given activity may involve more than one of these.
Community resources as well as facility resources may be used to provide
activities.
B. Resident
participation in activities.
1. Residents
shall be encouraged but not forced to participate in activity programs offered
by the facility and the community.
2. During an activity, each resident shall be
encouraged but not coerced to join in at his level of functioning, to include
observing.
3. Any restrictions on
participation imposed by a physician shall be documented in the resident's
record.
C. Activities
shall be planned under the supervision of the administrator or other qualified
staff person who shall encourage involvement of residents and staff in the
planning.
D. In a facility licensed
for residential living care only, there shall be at least 11 hours of scheduled
activities available to the residents each week for no less than one hour each
day.
E. In a facility licensed for
both residential and assisted living care, there shall be at least 14 hours of
scheduled activities available to the residents each week for no less than one
hour each day.
F. During an
activity, when needed to ensure that each of the following is adequately
accomplished, there shall be staff persons or volunteers to:
1. Lead the activity;
2. Assist the residents with the
activity;
3. Supervise the general
area;
4. Redirect any residents who
require different activities; and
5.
Protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents participating in the
activity.
G. The staff
person or volunteer leading the activity shall have a general understanding of
the following:
1. Attention spans and
functional levels of the residents ;
2. Methods to adapt the activity to meet the
needs and abilities of the residents;
3. Various methods of engaging and motivating
residents to participate; and
4. The
importance of providing appropriate instruction, education, and guidance
throughout the activity.
H. Adequate supplies and equipment
appropriate for the program activities shall be available in the
facility.
I. There shall be a
written schedule of activities that meets the following criteria:
1. The schedule of activities shall be
developed at least monthly.
2. The
schedule shall include:
a. Group activities
for all residents or small groups of residents; and
b. The name, if any, and the type, date, and
hour of the activity.
3.
If one activity is substituted for another, the change shall be noted on the
schedule.
4. The current month's
schedule shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the facility or otherwise
be made available to residents and their families.
5. The schedule of activities for the past
two years shall be kept at the facility.
6. If a resident requires an individual
schedule of activities, that schedule shall be a part of the individualized
service plan.
J. The
facility shall promote access to the outdoors.
K. In addition to the required scheduled
activities, there shall be unscheduled staff and resident interaction
throughout the day that fosters an environment that promotes socialization
opportunities for residents.
Statutory Authority: §§
63.2-217, 63.2-1732, 63.2-1802, 63.2-1805 , and 63.2-1808
of the Code of Virginia.
