R432-200-20. Resident Care Equipment

(1) The facility shall provide equipment, in good working order, to meet the needs of residents.

(2) Disposable and single-use items shall be properly disposed of after use.

(3) Resident care equipment shall include at least the following:

(a) Self-help ambulation devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, and other devices deemed necessary in the resident plan of care. Facility policy may require that residents obtain their own equipment for long-term use;

(b) Blood pressure apparatus and stethoscopes, appropriate to the needs and number of residents;

(c) Thermometers appropriate to the needs of residents;

(d) Weight scales to weigh all residents;

(e) Bedpans, urinals, and equipment to clean them;

(f) Water pitchers, drinking glasses, and resident gowns;

(g) Drug service trays;

(h) Access to emergency oxygen including equipment for its administration;

(i) Emesis basins;

(j) Linens including sheets, blankets, bath towels, and wash cloths for not less than three complete changes for the facility's licensed bed capacity. There shall be a bedspread for each resident bed;

(k) Personal items including toothbrush, comb, hair brush, soap for bathing and showering, denture cups, shaving apparatus, and shampoo;

(l) An individual chart for each resident;

(m) Gloves (sterile and unsterile);

(n) Ice bags.