Special Care Room – Nursing Care Unit
Effective Sep 29, 2023Mass. Register #1505MGL c. 111, §§ 3, 71, and 72Department of Public Health
- (A) In each unit, unless all rooms on the unit are single occupancy, one single bedroom shall be provided for occupancy by a resident requiring isolation or intensive care. This room shall be located in close proximity to the nurse’s station and shall not have direct access with any other resident room. The room shall be included in the quota and may be generally used until such time as it is used for isolation or intensive care.
- (B) The special care room shall be provided with a separate toilet, lavatory and bathing fixture.