NAC449.222. Bathrooms and toilet facilities; toilet articles.

     1. Each residential facility with less than seven residents that was issued an initial license before January 14, 1997, must have bathroom facilities in sufficient number to accommodate the residents, the members of the staff of the facility and other persons at the facility.

     2. Each residential facility that is issued an initial license on or after January 14, 1997, must have:

     (a) A flush toilet and lavatory for each four residents; and

     (b) A tub or shower for each six residents.

     3. The bottoms of tubs and showers must have surfaces that inhibit falling and slipping. Cabinets that are attached to the floor or grab bars must be adjacent to the tubs, toilets and showers.

     4. All bathrooms and toilet facilities must be located convenient to sleeping, recreational and living areas. A bathroom must have a window that can be opened or a vent to outside the facility.

     5. Provision must be made for privacy in all bathrooms and toilet facilities in rooms intended for use by more than one person.

     6. Bathroom doors that are equipped with locks must open with a single motion from the inside without the use of a key. If a key is required to open a lock from outside the bathroom, the key must be readily available at all times.

     7. Each resident must have his or her own toilet articles and must be provided with toilet paper, individual towels and washcloths. Paper towels may be used for hand towels. The towels and washcloths must be changed as often as is necessary to maintain cleanliness, but in no event less often than once each week. A soap dispenser may be used instead of individual bars of soap.

     8. All bathrooms and toilet facilities must be sufficiently lighted, and night-lights must be provided in hallways that lead from the bedrooms to the bathrooms and toilet facilities.

     [Bd. of Health, Group Care Facilities §§ 15.4-15.4.6 & 15.6, eff. 12-18-75; § 15.5, eff. 12-18-75; A 5-7-82]—(NAC A by R003-97, 10-30-97)