VENTILATION PRESSURE RELATIONSHIPS AND VENTILATION FOR CERTAIN AREAS IN NURSING HOMES; EXISTING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION

Area Designation Pressure 1 Relationship to Adjacent Areas All Supply Air From Outdoors Minimum Air Changes of Outdoor Air Per Hour Minimum Total Air Changes Per Hour All Exhaust Directly To Outdoors Recirculated Within Room Resident Bedroom 0 - 2 2 - - Dayroom, Activity Area 0 - 2 2 - - Resident Corridor 0 - 2 4 - - Dining Room, Therapy - - 2 6 - - Medication Room + - 2 4 - - Clean Utility Room + - 2 4 - - Soiled Utility Room - - - 10 YES NO Toilet Room - - - 10 YES NO Bathing Area - - - 10 YES NO Barber and Beauty Room - - - 10 YES NO Janitor's Closet - - - 10 YES NO Sterilizer Equip. Room - - - 10 YES NO Garbage Room, Can Washing - - - 10 YES NO Trash Collection Room - - - 10 YES NO Food Preparation, Nourishment 0 - 2 10 YES NO Dishwashing, Food Cart Cleaning Area - - - 10 YES NO Dietary Storage 0 - - 2 - NO Laundry Processing Room 0 - 2 10 YES NO Soiled Linen Collection Room - - - 10 YES NO Clean Linen Storage Room + - 2 2 - - Isolation Room - - 2 6 YES NO Smoking Room - - 2 10 YES NO Symbols: Air Pressure Relationships: + = Positive; - = Negative; 0 = Neutral Air Changes, Supply, Exhaust: - = Optional 1 Areas with equal or positive pressure relationships to adjacent areas must be provided with tempered make-up air.