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

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.
j. Ensure that residents are afforded the opportunity to participate in social,
recreational, vocational, and religious activities within the community, and
any activities made available within the facility.
k. Document that each resident has a physician or advance practice nurse of
his or her choice who is responsible for the overall management of the
resident’s health.
l. In the event of a resident’s illness or accident:
1. Notify the resident’s responsible party or next of kin and personal
physician or advance practice nurse, or in the event such physician
or advance practice nurse is not available, a qualified alternate. A
competent resident may decline to have someone contacted, if such
a request is in writing and is filed in the resident’s file;
2. Take immediate and appropriate steps to see that the resident
receives necessary medical attention including transfer to an
appropriate medical facility;
3. Make a notation of the illness or accident in the resident’s records.
505.1 Financial Management of Resident Personal Allowance
Each facility must provide for the safekeeping and accountability of resident
funds in accordance with this Section and Section 603.1(3)(N). A facility may
not require the resident to deposit funds with the facility.
505.1.1 The facility must have written policies and procedures for the management
of personal funds accounts with an employee designated to be responsible
for these accounts. In addition, the facility shall ensure that:
a. Each person receiving SSI shall have the opportunity to place
personal funds in an account. No fee shall be charged by the
facility for maintaining these accounts;
b. Persons who receive SSI are entitled to retain an amount from their
income for personal needs consistent with federal requirements;
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