We addressed this issue recently by looking and found no
regs related to size of beds. What did come under
consideration was any local, town ordinances related to fire
and safety. In our case we found that bed size did not
matter.
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Hello, all;
Another problem for you to solve. We have admitted a
married couple from
our Assisted Living Unit because they don't meet the
criteria anymore. The
wife has Alzheimer's and the husband is just old and weak,
falls a lot.
They want to bring in their double bed to the room so they
can sleep
together. Some of our administrative people have said that
the regs won't
allow it. Have any of you had this problem before and how
was it solved?
This couple have been married for over 60 years and it
warms my heart that
they still want to sleep together.
I know that we can move the 2 hospital beds together with
something across
the gap to make it a double bed, but I feel we shouldn't
have to do that.
Please respond asap because their daughter is coming
tomorrow to move their
furniture out of their Assisted Living Apartment. Also, if
there are such
OBRA regs around, please give me the source.
Again, I thank all of you who take the time to answer
questions and solve
problems.
June Bradford RN MDS Coordinator
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