What the codes say on life safety. Room smoke detectors for nursing homes.
The American Health Care Association will continue to monitor proposed new requirements in the code-making process, and will particularly concentrate on establishing a uniformity among the standards and determining the necessity for new requirements based on documentation of need. In so doing, AHCA's primary goal is to ensure a facility environment that enables residents and staff to function effectively in life-threatening situations.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D002028:Building Codes; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety; D012906:Smoke / Q000517:prevention & control*