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New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETYChapter 43 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 3 - PHYSICAL PLANT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATIONS, AND ADDITIONS
Section 8:43-3.3 - Room sizes and features

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43-3.3

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 8:43-3.3 - Room sizes and features
(a) Resident bedroom size requirements shall be as follows:
1. Bedrooms for one resident shall have a minimum of 90 square feet of clear and usable floor area. "Clear and usable floor area" means space exclusive of toilet rooms, fixed closets, fixed wardrobes, alcoves, or vestibules.
2. Bedrooms occupied by more than one resident shall have a minimum of 70 square feet of clear and usable floor area per resident. There shall be three feet of clear space between beds and at the foot of each bed to ensure comfort and safety to residents. Space for storage of personal possessions and a non-folding arm chair shall be provided for each bed.
3. Each resident's personal living unit shall have direct access to corridors and toilet facilities without passing through the rooms of other residents, kitchen or dining areas, or other occupied rooms.
4. No more than four residents shall be housed in one bedroom.
(b) Living, dining, and recreation room size requirements shall be as follows:
1. A living room or rooms shall be provided to ensure adequate seating for the licensed capacity of the facility. There shall be a minimum of 15 square feet per resident. The living room(s) shall have ample space for socialization as well as other resident activities such as letter writing, card playing, radio, television, and reading.
2. Facilities with a licensed capacity of 30 or more residents shall provide two or more separate living or recreation rooms. A quiet sitting room with a minimum of 120 square feet shall be provided on each floor.
(c) A dining room shall provide a minimum of 25 square feet per resident.
(d) Each facility shall provide a minimum of 30 square feet of lighted storage space per resident, in accordance with the following allotments:
1. At least 10 square feet of locked personal storage, which may be in a room or common area other then the resident's bedroom; and
2. At least 20 square feet for linens, foods, cleaning and other supplies.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43-3.3