Section 22-B3834. RESIDENT ACTIVITIES

 

3834.1Each MHCRF shall provide or arrange for suitable activities sufficient to stimulate and promote the well-being of each resident, to encourage independence and maintenance of normal activities and to maintain and promote an optimal level of functioning.

 

3834.2Each MHCRF shall have available and accessible to residents books, periodicals, games, current newspapers, radio and a television. The MHCRF, if possible, shall have activities that reflect the residents' interests.

 

3834.3To the maximum extent possible, each MHCRF shall use the services of public and voluntary resources in promoting resident participation in activities.

 

3834.4Each MHCRF shall provide or arrange for educational and skill building activities, either in or outside the facility, which promote the development of independent living skills for each resident such as, but not limited to, the following areas:

 

(a)Shopping, food storage, menu planning, and cooking;

 

(b)Housekeeping chores that promote skills in maintaining a safe, clean and orderly living environment;

 

(c)Personal and household laundering;

 

(d)Money management; and

 

(e)Use of recreational time.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 42 DCR 569, 600 (January 27, 1995).