Resident Rooms Below Minimum Square Footage Requirement
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide the required minimum of 80 square feet per resident in 16 out of 32 double occupancy rooms. During interviews and record reviews, it was confirmed that these rooms, specifically rooms 5, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, did not meet the square footage requirement. The Administrator acknowledged that these rooms were below the required size and stated that a room waiver was in effect, with no changes to the room measurements. Observations of the rooms revealed that the square footage per resident ranged from 61.9 to 79.3 square feet, all below the regulatory minimum for double occupancy rooms. A review of the Resident Room and Bed Report showed that 19 residents were residing in the affected rooms at the time of the survey. No residents were present in some of the rooms during the annual survey.