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An Assisted Living Residence Has Minimum Core Service Package Requirements.
An Assisted Living Residence shall, at a minimum, provide the following core service packages:
(1) Independent Core Package. This core package shall be provided to residents who do not require assistance with ADLs ( The term ADL includes eating , drinking, ambulating, transferring in and out of bed or chair, toileting, bladder and bowel management, personal hygiene, securing health care, managing health care, self-administering medication and proper turning and positioning in a bed or chair. See 55 Pa. Code § 2800.4 ) . These services must include the following:
(i) 24-hour supervision, monitoring and emergency response.
(ii) Nutritious meals and snacks …..
(iii) Housekeeping services essential for the health, safety and comfort of the resident based upon the resident’s needs and preferences.
(iv) Laundry services …….
(v) Assistance with unanticipated ADLs for a defined recovery period.
(vi) A daily program of social and recreational activities ……
(vii) Basic cognitive support services …… ( These services include the following : Intermittent cueing, Redirecting, Environmental cues, Measures to address wandering, Dementia-specific activity programming, Specialized communication techniques . See 55 PA Code § 2800.4 )
(2) Enhanced Core Package. This core package shall be available to residents who require assistance with ADLs. The services must include the following:
(i) The services provided in the basic core package under paragraph (c)(1)(i)—(vii).
(ii) Assistance with ADLs and unanticipated ADLs for an undefined period of time.
(iii) Transportation ….
(iv) Assistance with self-administration of medication or medication administration ……
See 55 Pa. Code § 2800. 220 (c) (1) (2)
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