home-like environment.
medical model of care - ANSWER Focuses on medical needs suck as hospitals or skilled
nursing facilities
nursing support - ANSWER Need to understand philosophy of assisted living. Orientation
requirements and staffing ratios.
Building requirements - ANSWER Restrictions on materials, neighborhood requirements,
architectural or facade, roads and local traffic
CON Certificate of Need - ANSWER Submit evidence that within a 50 mile radius of facili-
ties with same license have high occupancies.
Posters - ANSWER ADA, OSHA, NFPA
Fire Safety - ANSWER -fire resistant fabrics and finishes
CMS - ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Regulates licensed care fa-
cilities and federal monies.
MSDS - ANSWER OSHA wants us to know the chemicals we work with
EEOC - ANSWER Do not discriminate
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