N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-5.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:37-5.3 - Staffing requirements

(a) No licensee shall employ or continue to employ any person known to the licensee to have engaged in conduct violative of the rights of residents set forth at N.J.A.C. 8:37-3.1 or who the licensee has reason to believe would be likely to engage in such conduct.

(b) Every licensee shall have at least two staff persons on duty at all times who are awake and able to provide assistance to residents.

(c) The staffing level in (b) above is a minimum only and the dementia care home shall employ both professional and unlicensed staff in sufficient number and with sufficient ability and training to provide basic resident care, assistance, and supervision required, based on an assessment of the acuity of residents' needs.

1. Staffing shall meet the standards set at N.J.A.C. 8:37-7.10 for residents who cannot self-evacuate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-5.3

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 461(a), effective 2/7/2017