AUTHORITY The following rules and regulations for the - Arkansas ...

603.3 If medications are prescribed to be taken as needed (PRN) by the resident, documentation in the
resident's file should list the medication and the date and time received by the resident.
700 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
701 LAUNDRY SERVICES
701.1 Each residential long term care facility must provide laundry facilities or services to its residents.
701.2 Each residential long term care facility must meet the following laundry service requirements:
a. In-house laundries must be located in areas separate from kitchen, bathroom and
bedroom areas. Facilities licensed prior to the effective date of these regulations shall not
be required to satisfy this regulation except to the extent that the facility may be altered,
modified or amended subsequent to the effective date of these regulations.
b. Facilities with in-house laundries must have a washer and dryer of adequate size to serve
the needs of the facility;
c. Laundry dryers must be properly vented to the outside;
d. The laundry room must be cleaned on a daily basis to prevent lint accumulation and to
remove clutter;
e. Portable electric heaters and/or stoves must not be used in the laundry area;
f. The laundry room must be well-lighted and vented to the outside by either power vents,
gravity vents or by outside windows;
g. Resident's clothing, kitchen linens and bed linens shall be washed separately. If linens,
including washable blankets, are not washed at a minimum temperature of 150 degrees
Fahrenheit, a disinfecting agent must be used.
h. The facility shall be responsible for providing laundry services on all linens and supplies
owned by the facility as part of the services required under the basic charge. Residents
shall be responsible for laundering personal items with supportive services as needed.
The facility must provide reasonable access to the laundry room for this purpose. If a
resident is incapable of performing this task independently, the facility may levy an
additional charge.
702 HOUSEKEEPING/MAINTENANCE
702.1 Each residential long term care facility must establish and conduct a housekeeping and
maintenance program to ensure the continued maintenance of the facility, to promote good
housekeeping procedures and ensure sanitary practices throughout the facility.
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