R432-16-13. Details and Finishes  


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  • Details and finishes shall comply with the following:

    (1) Corridor handrails shall be provided. Handrail design shall comply with ADA/ABA-AG.

    (2) Cubicle curtains and draperies shall be affixed to permanently mounted tracks or rods. Portable curtains or visual barriers are not permitted.

    (3) Signs shall be provided as follows:

    (a) general and circulation direction signs in corridors;

    (b) identification at each door; and

    (c) emergency directional signs;

    (d) all signs in corridors shall comply with ADA/ABA-AG.

    (4) All partition and all floor and ceiling construction in resident areas shall comply with the noise reduction criteria of Table 1 for sound control.

    (5) Floor materials shall be easily cleanable.

    (6) Floors in areas used for food preparation or food assembly shall be water-resistant. Floor surfaces, including tile joints, shall be resistant to food acids.

    (7) In areas subject to frequent wet-cleaning, the floor materials shall be sealed to prevent contamination by germicidal cleaning solutions.

    (8) Floors and wall bases of kitchens, toilet rooms, bath rooms, and housekeeping rooms shall be homogeneous or joints shall be tightly sealed. Bases shall be integrated with the floor and coved.

    (9) Wall finishes shall be washable and, in the immediate vicinity of plumbing fixtures, smooth and moisture-resistant.

    (10) Finish, trim, floor, and wall construction in food preparation areas shall be free of insect and rodent harboring spaces.

    (11) Floor and wall openings for pipes, ducts, conduits, and joints of structural elements shall be tightly sealed to prevent entry of pests.

    (12) Carpet and padding shall be stretched taut and be free of loose edges.

    (13) Finishes of all exposed ceilings and ceiling structures in resident rooms and staff work areas shall be cleanable.

    (14) Finished ceilings are not required in mechanical and equipment spaces, shops, general storage areas, and similar spaces, unless required for fire resistive purposes.

    (15) Finished ceilings shall be provided in areas where dust fallout might occur.


    TABLE 1


    Sound Transmission Limitations

    in Hospice Care Facilities


    Airborne Sound Transmissions

    Class (STC)(a)


    Class (IIC) (b) Partitions Floors

    (Residents')

    room to resident's room 35 40

    Public space to

    (residents) room (b) 40 40

    Service areas to

    (residents') room (c) 45 45


         (a) Sound transmissions (STC) shall be determined by

    tests in accordance with Standard E90 and ASTM Standard E413.

    Where partitions do not extend to the structure above, the

    designer shall consider sound transmissions through ceilings

    and composite STC performance.

         (b) Public space includes lobbies, dining rooms,

    recreation rooms, treatment rooms, and similar space.

         (c) Service areas include kitchens, elevators, elevator

    machine rooms, laundry rooms, garages, maintenance rooms,

    boilers and mechanical equipment rooms and similar spaces of

    high noise. Mechanical equipment located on the same floor or

    above patient rooms, offices, nurses' stations, and similarly

    occupied space shall be effectively isolated from the floor.