Initial Boarding Home Inspection
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2920: Area for nursing supplies and equipment
“Clean” utility room for supplies, equipment
Table/counter
Handwashing sink, soap, hand towels
Locked medication storage
“Soiled” utility room
Table/counter
Two-compartment sink: cleaning, hand towels, soap
Clinical service sink/equivalent
Locked storage for cleaning supplies
2930: Communication system
Means to summons staff from:
Resident units
Common areas accessible by residents
Corridors accessible to residents
All bathrooms/toilet rooms
Outside the building after-hours
Nonpay telephone, private location
Intercom system in apt. that allows resident control on/off
Two telephone lines in each resident apt.
2950: Water supply
Free of cross-connections
Label nonpotable water
Water temp between 105-120 degrees
2960: Sewage and waste disposal
Grease interceptor if on-site commercial kitchen
2990: Heating—cooling—temperature
60 degrees at night, 68 degrees during day
Back up source of heat in common areas
No space heaters
Individual temperature controls in resident apartments:
30-48 inches from floor
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60 – 85 degree range
3000: Ventilation
16 mesh screens on operable windows
Cannot prohibit escape or rescue through windows
3010: Resident room – room furnishings—storage
80 SF for one person sleeping room
140 SF for two person sleeping room
Private apartment: total 220 SF
Unrestricted direct access to hallway, living room, outside, or other common-use area
Windows
Curtains or other covering
Outlets: one or more duplex
Light control switch at the entrance
Towel/washcloth rack
Lockable cupboard/drawer
Closet or other adjacent storage space
Beds at least 3 feet apart
Bed with mattress, pillow(s), sheets, blankets
Lighting at bedside
Carpets, if in resident rooms, clean and secured to floor
Comfortable chair
3030: Toilet rooms and bathrooms
Easily cleanable surfaces
Washable walls
Grab bars at each bathing fixture and toilet
Mechanical ventilation to the outside
Handwashing sink with soap, hand towels in or adjacent
Mirror with lighting
Common use:
One toilet and handwashing sink for every 8 residents
One bathing fixture for every 12 residents
Bathing fixtures
25% roll-in showers
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Single-lever faucets within 36 inches of seat
3040: Laundry
Separate areas for clean and dirty laundry
140 degrees or chemical sanitizer whenever commingled
Ventilated to the outside
Personal laundry area
Utility sink
Table/counter for folding laundry
At least one washer and one dryer
Mechanical ventilation to the outside
Organized to minimize cross-contamination
3050: Day rooms
150 SF, or 20 SF per resident, whichever is larger
Comfortable furniture
3060: Storage space
Locked storage for disinfectants and poisons
Maintained to prevent fire hazards
3070 Stairs—ramps
Nonskid
3080: Guardrails—handrails
In halls and corridors, if necessary for resident safety
On each side of interior and exterior stairways with more than one step riser
On each side of ramps with slopes greater than 1 to 20
3090: Maintenance and housekeeping
Housekeeping supply area with:
Utility sink to obtain and dispose of mop water
Storage for wet mops, ventilated to outside
Locked storage for cleaning supplies
CARE AND SERVICES ISSUES
2300: Food and Nutrition Services
Menus
No more than 14 hours between dinner and breakfast
unless snack included on menu
Written at least one week in advance
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Include all food and snacks as served
Date, day of week, month, and year
Not repeated for three weeks (except breakfast)
Seating space of 50% or more of resident population,
or 10 SF per resident, whichever is greater
Diets approved by dietitian:
General low sodium
General diabetic
Mechanical soft
2410: Resident records
Sample resident record for review
2600: Policies and procedures
2620: Pets
Certifications by veterinarian
2630: Reporting abuse and neglect
Department yellow form posted
Ombudsman information posted
2370: Dementia care
Restricted egress
Electronically interconnected to off-site monitoring
Conforms with state building code
Automatically deactivates upon sprinkler or fire alarm
activation.
Deactivates from a single switch at an approved
location
Manual force deactivates egress device
Panic bar activates alarm
Sign: “keep pushing. The door will open in 15 seconds.
Alarm will sound.”
Relocking egress device only at the door
Visitors must be able to exit without sounding alarm
Secured outdoor walking area
Accessible to residents without assistance
72-inch fence
Areas protected from sunshine and rain throughout
day
Stable walking paths
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Furniture
OTHER:
Resident rooms numbers/lettered
Mailboxes or other means to get mail
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