Section 400.4127. Staff-to-resident ratio.

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(1) The licensee shall develop and adhere to a written staff-to-resident ratio formula for direct care workers.

(2)   At a minimum, 1 direct care worker shall be responsible for not more than 10 residents at 1 time during residents' normal awake hours and not more than 20 residents at 1 time during the residents' normal sleeping hours.

(3)   The ratio formula for direct care workers shall correspond with the institution's purpose and the needs of the residents and shall assure the continual safety, protection, and direct care and supervision of residents.

(4)   When residents are asleep or otherwise outside of the direct supervision of staff, staff shall perform variable interval, eye-on checks of residents. The time between the variable interval checks shall not exceed fifteen minutes.

History: 1983 AACS; 2015 AACS.

                    
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