Section 325.13509. Home care hospice residence rooms.

(1) A bedroom shall have the floor surface at or above grade level along exterior walls with windows.

(2)    A single bedroom shall provide not less than 100 square feet of usable floor space.

(3)    A multi-bed room shall provide not less than 80 square feet of usable floor space per bed.

(4)   Usable floor space shall not include a toilet room, closet, or vestibule.

(5)   A bedroom shall be provided with a lavatory and toilet room opening into the room.

(6)   A wardrobe or closet shall be provided for the storage of personal clothing.

(7)   A multiple bedroom shall be designed to have a 3-foot clearance at each side and foot of the bed.

(8)   A water closet or bathing facility shall have substantially secured grab bars at least 1 foot long.

(9)   A bedroom shall permit the functional placement of furniture and equipment essential to the residents' comfort and safety.

(10)   A bedroom shall have not less than 2 duplex receptacles, at least 1 of which shall be near the head of each bed.

(11)   A nurse call system shall be provided at each home care  hospice resident bed, water closet, and bathing fixture.  The   nurse  call  shall register at a staff location. An alternate calling/alert system may be approved by the department. A hand bell or other call system is acceptable in a hospice residence that has 8 or fewer beds if all beds are located within direct observation of the staff work station and if the call is clearly audible and identifies the patient location.

(12)   The need for and number of airborne infection isolation rooms in a home care hospice residence shall be determined by an infection control risk assessment. Where provided, an isolation room shall be a single bedroom that has an attached lavatory, water closet, and bathing facility reserved for the use of the occupant of the isolation room only. The isolation room shall have an area for staff hand washing and gowning and for storage of clean and soiled materials located directly outside or immediately inside the  entry door to the room.

(13)    A minimum of 10% of the bedrooms shall be accessible and meet the requirements of the Michigan barrier free design criteria.

(14)   A hospice patient room shall have not more than 4 beds.

(15)     In multiple-bedrooms, visual privacy from casual observation by other residents and visitors shall be provided for each resident. The design for privacy shall not restrict resident access to the entrance, lavatory,  toilet room, or wardrobe.

History: 2003 AACS.