Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 350.2970

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 42, October 18, 2024

Section 350.2970 - Living, Dining, Activities Rooms

a) Provide at least one comfortably furnished living room and dining room for use of residents.

1) The room shall be an outside room. Their combined areas shall be not less than 40 square feet per resident bed.

2) The dining room shall be sufficient in area to allow for proper and comfortable service for the residents.

3) Be located so that the room is not an entrance vestibule from the out-of-doors.

4) The furniture shall be arranged so that it is not an obstruction to traffic in or out of the facility.

b) The activity room may be combined with the living or dining room.

c) In multiple story buildings living rooms must be provided on each floor unless a variance to this requirement is approved in writing by the Department.

d) Additional interior rooms may be used for television, craft, or similar activities.

e) Under no circumstances shall any of these rooms be used as a bedroom.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 350.2970

Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989