Minnesota Nursing Home Capacity Requirements

According to Minnesota Administrative Rule 4658.0030 CAPACITY PRESCRIBED, each license must specify the maximum allowable number of residents to be cared for at any one time. No number of residents in excess of that number may reside in the nursing home. The maximum number of licensed beds is determined by the amount of space that is available in the facility as specified in chapter 4660.

Information on Facilities and Capacity

PATIENT OR RESIDENT AREAS
4660.3400
BEDROOM CAPACITIES, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.3410
LOCATION OF BEDROOMS, EXISTING AND NEW.
4660.3420
USABLE FLOOR AREA.
4660.3430
BED ARRANGEMENT.
4660.3440
WINDOWS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.3450
BEDROOM DOORS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.3460
CLOTHES CLOSET.
4660.3470
CUBICLE CURTAINS, EXISTING AND NEW.
4660.3500
CORRIDORS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.3600
ATTENDANTS’ STATION.
4660.3700
CLEAN LINEN STORAGE, EXISTING AND NEW.
4660.3800
NOURISHMENT AREA, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.3900
SANITARY FIXTURES.
4660.4000
PROVISION OF RESIDENT TOILET ROOMS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.4100
TOILET ROOM LAYOUT, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.4110
RESIDENT TOILET-BATH COMBINATIONS.
4660.4120
CENTRAL BATHING AREA.
4660.4200
STORAGE ROOM, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.4300
JANITOR’S CLOSET, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.4400
DRINKING FOUNTAINS, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
4660.4500
ROOM NUMBERING, EXISTING AND NEW.
4660.4600
STAFF HOUSING, EXISTING AND NEW.
4660.4700
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, EXISTING AND NEW.

Common areas of cases I see include:  Falls from Beds, Hoyer Lifts and in the Bathroom; Sexual Abuse; Medication Errors and Others.  STOP ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT!

For more information about resident capacity and facility requirements or other questions about elder abuse and neglect contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Kenneth LaBore for a free consultation at 612-743-9048 or by email at KLaBore@MNnursinghomeneglect.com.