safety to ensure that the use of the resident’s belongings would not create any safety or health issues. Personal furnishings that are allowed must be appropriate for the resident’s use. (5) Windows shall be provided with shades or draperies adequate to control glare and maintain privacy; (6) Each living room for [patients] use shall be provided with a sufficient number of residents’ reading lamps, tables, and comfortable chairs or sofas; (7) [In new construction each patient's room] shall be provided with a[ lavatory] All bedrooms with both hot and cold running water unless [private] toilet or bathroom hand washing sink facilities are connected to the bedroom; There shall be at least one bathtub or shower, or bathing device (approved by the (8) Department), in a separate room or compartment for beds every licensed exclusive of bathing The compartment shall be large enough devices within a private bedroom or isolation bathroom. to accommodate wheelchair, and [attendant] shower chair, shower bed, caregiver; (9) There shall be at least one toilet room on each floor large enough to accommodate wheelchair and to permit toilet assistance or training; [attendant] caregiver, If the toilet facilities described above are provided in attached to each private or semi-private residents, bedroom, a separate toilet room on every floor will not be required. An inter-connecting bathroom may not be considered a private bath. (10) For each eight beds there shall be at least one toilet enclosed in a separate room or stall; (11) There shall be one lavatory hand washing sink for every four licensed beds excluding [found within private licensed beds in private and isolation bedrooms with private lavatories bedrooms or isolation bedrooms];
safety to ensure that the use of the resident’s belongings would not create any safety or health issues. Personal furnishings that are allowed must be appropriate for the resident’s use. (5) Windows shall be provided with shades or draperies adequate to control glare and maintain privacy; (6) Each living room for [patients] residents’ use shall be provided with a sufficient number of reading lamps, tables, and comfortable chairs or sofas; (7) [In new construction each patient's room] All bedrooms shall be provided with a[ lavatory] hand washing sink with both hot and cold running water unless [private] toilet or bathroom facilities are connected to the bedroom; (8) There shall be at least one bathtub or shower, or bathing device (approved by the Department), in a separate room or compartment for every licensed beds exclusive of bathing devices within a private bedroom or isolation bathroom. The compartment shall be large enough to accommodate wheelchair, shower chair, shower bed, and [attendant] caregiver; (9) There shall be at least one toilet room on each floor large enough to accommodate wheelchair and [attendant] caregiver, to permit toilet assistance or training; If the toilet facilities described above are provided in attached to each private or semi-private residents, bedroom, a separate toilet room on every floor will not be required. An inter-connecting bathroom may not be considered a private bath. (10) For each eight beds there shall be at least one toilet enclosed in a separate room or stall; (11) There shall be one lavatory hand washing sink for every four licensed beds excluding licensed beds in private and isolation bedrooms with private lavatories [found within private bedrooms or isolation bedrooms];
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