Section 225.7040  Dining, Living, and Activities Rooms

a)         The combined area of these rooms shall not be less than 25 square feet per resident bed.

b)         A minimum of one dining room with at least 20 square feet per resident bed shall be provided.  Facilities to allow individual feeding of residents shall be provided in the nursing unit if they are not able to feed themselves.  Dining area provided for this function may be included in the required area.

c)         A comfortably furnished living room shall be provided, with a total window area of at least one-tenth of the floor area.

d)         An activities room shall be provided based on program requirements.

e)         Dining, living, and activities rooms shall be located so that they are not an entrance vestibule from the outside.