Resident Rooms Below Minimum Square Footage Requirement
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide the required minimum of 80 square feet of livable space per resident in nine resident rooms, specifically Rooms 26 through 34. During an environmental tour and measurement, each of these rooms, which housed three residents each, was found to have only 231 square feet, equating to 77 square feet per resident. This was confirmed through observation, interviews, and record review with facility staff, including the Assistant Administrator and Maintenance Supervisor. The Assistant Administrator acknowledged that these rooms did not meet the regulatory requirement for space per resident and stated that the facility had room waivers for these rooms. No safety hazards or complaints regarding space or room issues were reported by the residents occupying these rooms at the time of the survey. The deficiency was based solely on the physical measurements of the rooms and the facility's acknowledgment that the rooms did not meet the required square footage per resident.