Resident Rooms Below Minimum Square Footage Requirement
Penalty
Summary
Three resident rooms (Rooms 35, 41, and 43) were found to have multiple beds with less than 80 square feet per resident, which does not meet the required minimum space standard for multiple occupancy rooms. Each of these rooms contained three beds with a total area of 231.6 square feet, resulting in only 77.2 square feet per bed. This was identified during an observation conducted on 7/24/25 at 3:15 p.m. Interviews with residents occupying these rooms indicated that they did not find the space bothersome and felt they had enough room for their personal belongings. Additionally, a CNA who worked in these rooms stated that the room size was adequate for providing care and for residents' belongings, and reported no issues with resident transfers or the use of wheelchairs in the rooms. Observations of the rooms during the survey did not reveal any heavy medical equipment that could interfere with resident care. There were no complaints from residents in the affected rooms regarding insufficient space for their belongings, and no negative consequences or safety concerns were attributed to the decreased space. The deficiency was based solely on the measured square footage per resident being below the regulatory requirement.