rules and regulations for assisted living facilities level ii - Arkansas ...

of residents, staff and visitors to the facility and shall be located in
areas other than the resident’s apartment or unit.
f. All resident areas must be painted and appropriately furnished;
g. Facilities in buildings constructed after the effective date of these
regulations shall be constructed with hallways/corridors wide
enough to allow two wheelchairs (six (6) feet) to pass each other.
Facilities in existing buildings that have not undergone substantial
renovation since the effective date of these regulations shall have
corridors large enough to meet current egress requirements
mandated by applicable codes.
h. A minimum of one phone jack must be available in each resident’s
apartment or unit for the resident to establish private phone service
in his or her name. In addition, there shall be, at a minimum, one
dedicated facility phone and phone line for every forty (40)
residents in common areas. The phone shall allow unlimited local
calling without charge. Long distance calling shall be possible at
the expense of the resident or responsible party via personal calling
card, pre-paid phone card, or similar methods. Residents shall be
able to make phone calls in private. “Private” can be defined as
placing the phone in an area that is secluded and away from
frequently used areas.
i. Facility’s laundry services area(s) shall meet the requirements
outlined in Section 700.2.2.
j. Facility’s pantry area(s) shall meet the requirements outlined in
Sections 700.3.11 and 700.3.13.
k. Facility’s medication storage area(s) shall meet the requirements
outlined in Sections 702.1.2.
200 Square footage requirements for common area living room, dining room,
and activities room are as follows:
a. All facilities:
1. The living and activity spaces must be separate from the
dining room with a combined total square footage of at
least 20 square feet per licensed bed. Living and activity
spaces do not include corridors and lobby areas for the
purposes of calculation. Living and activity spaces may be
combined;
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