WAC 388-107-0810. Resident room

The facility must ensure that each resident sleeping room: (1) Has a maximum capacity of one resident; (2) May be locked by the resident provided that: (a) Appropriate staff have a readily accessible means to unlock the room when the door is locked; and (b) An unlocked door is not an identified need in the person-centered service plan; (3) Has a minimum clear floor area of eighty square feet and meets the needs of the resident; (4) Has one or more outside windows that: (a) If used for ventilation, are easily opened; (b) Have adjustable shades, blinds, or equivalent installed for visual privacy and are designed to meet the safety needs of the resident; (5) Is adjacent to bathing and toilet facilities; (6) Is designed to offer visual privacy from casual observation by other residents and visitors and the design for privacy must not restrict resident access to the entrance, handwashing station, or toilet; (7) Is accessible, clean, and well-maintained with sufficient space, light, and comfortable furnishings for sleeping and personal activities including, but not limited to: (a) A minimum of a three-foot clear access aisle from the entry door, along at least one side of the bed, and in front of all storage equipment; (b) Enough room for medical equipment and for a resident to move about freely with mobility aides, such as wheelchairs, if applicable as assessed by resident need; (c) Direct access to a hallway, living room, lounge, the outside, or other common use area without going through a laundry or utility area, a bath or toilet room, or another resident's bedroom; and (8) Is equipped with: (a) One or more waste containers; (b) Furniture appropriate for the age and physical condition of each resident, including but not necessarily limited to: (i) A chair, which may be used in either the bedroom or a group room interchangeably; (ii) A bed of appropriate length and size that is thirty-six or more inches wide with a mattress that fits the bed frame, is in good condition, and is at least four inches thick unless otherwise requested or necessary for resident health or safety; and (iii) A lockable storage space accessible to each resident for storage of small personal items, upon request.