The nursing home must ensure that lighting and lighting levels:
(1) Are adequate and comfortable for the functions being conducted in each area of the nursing home;
(2) Are suitable for any task the resident chooses or any task the staff must do;
(3) Support the independent functioning of the resident;
(4) Provide a homelike environment; and
(5) Minimize glare.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.51 and
74.42 RCW and 42 C.F.R. 489.52. WSR 08-20-062, § 388-97-3060, filed 9/24/08, effective 11/1/08.]