Facility design

1. Facilities must be small enough and of a modest design, minimizing the length of hallways, the number of exterior corners, and the complexity of construction, to ensure the development of meaningful interpersonal relationships and the provision of proper programming, services, and direct care. 2. Facilities must simulate the most homelike atmosphere possible in order to encourage a personalized environment. 3. Facilities shall provide, at a minimum, enough living space, based on the needs of both males and females, with provisions for privacy and appropriate access to quiet areas where a resident can be alone. 4. Facilities shall provide arrangement of space to permit residents to participate in different kinds of activities, both in groups and individually. Space must be arranged to minimize noise and permit communication at normal conversational levels. 5. Facilities must be accessible to nonambulatory residents, visitors, and employees.