P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 1481e
All housing projects within the conceptual framework of assisted living shall hereby:
(a) Provide units for one (1) or two (2) persons with locked doors, to restrict unwanted entries by other residents and to achieve greater mobility, individual space and privacy in their room for the elderly residents. Single units shall have an area of at least eighty (80) square feet, while double units shall have, as a minimum, an area of one hundred sixty (160) square feet. All units shall have free access to the common areas of the residence and shall be furnished for the use of cooking equipment and food storage. The resident shall have exclusive rights to the enjoyment of his/her unit with external lock.
An individual bathroom shall be provided for every two (2) persons in residences built prospectively after this act takes effect. Those residences already rendering services to elderly persons at the time this act takes effect and who wish to convert to the conceptual framework of assisted living shall provide, as a minimum, one private bath per unit, equipped with a lavatory, shower or bathtub, and one toilet, or at least with one bathroom facility for every three (3) residents.
(b) Design an individualized services plan for each resident, which shall include a detailed description of the services needed by each person. Same shall be configured prior to the admission of elderly persons to the residence and shall be updated at least every six (6) months, or when substantial changes in the circumstances so do warrant.
The individualized services plan, which shall be strictly confidential, shall identify the specific services to be provided to the person, including frequency and duration; identify the providers of the different services rendered; specify, if required by the resident, the medication management plan to be used. Said plans shall be configured in such a manner that the physical, cognitive and psychosocial capabilities of each resident are taken into account.
(c) Contribute toward the development of a health care system that tends toward the creation of a home environment in behalf of the residents that need to receive assistance with their daily living activities and incidental activities of daily living.
(d) Set forth measures that protect the individuality of the residents, while tending toward affording them independence and privacy.
(e) Facilitate for residents the use and retention of their personal property.
(f) Allow the residents to configure ways in which the medical services shall be received, while never risking their safety.
(g) The residence shall be responsible for the supervision of the general condition of the residents, even when the residents do not use the assistance services provided by the residence.
History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 244, § 8.