Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys

License: Adult Foster Care Home License (Pilot Project)

• 1

  Home provides care for up to 5 unrelated adults

• 2

  Resident clients have private rooms (may be shared with spouses)

• 3

  Resident clients have individual handicapped accessible bathrooms

• 4

  Owner/manager at least 21 years old

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  Owner/manager responsible for day-to-day operation

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  Owner/manager reads, writes, speaks English

• 7

  Owner/manager familiar with applicable rules

• 8

  Owner/manager provides acceptable plan of correction within 10 days

• 9

  Owner/manager not legal guardian/conservator/POA for resident

• 10

  Any person providing supervisory care at least 18 years old

• 11

  Staffing levels sufficient for resident needs

• 12

  No employment of uncertified nurse assistants

• 13

  If no RN, contract with RN for supervision/assessments/care plans/medication management

• 14

  Written policies for communicable diseases

• 15

  Tuberculin testing for employees and residents annually

• 16

  Record for owner/manager and employees with employment application, federal/state documentation, licensure, background checks

• 17

  Home in compliance with NFPA 101 Chapters 32/33 for Small Facilities

• 18

  At least one portable fire extinguisher in kitchen

• 19

  Evacuation plan and 4 fire drills annually

• 20

  No portable space heaters

• 21

  Ladder/folding stairs/trap door not sole access to bedroom

• 22

  Smoke detectors tested monthly, cleaned/battery changed annually

• 23

  No resident clients in attics; finished basements require 1-hour fire-resistant construction

• 24

  Water supply from public system or approved source, private tested annually

• 25

  Max hot water 120°F

• 26

  Storm window/screen/burglar guard with quick-opening device

• 27

  Home free of rodents/insects, screened doors/windows

• 28

  Home clean, neat, free of litter/garbage, hazardous chemicals labeled/stored safely

• 29

  Garbage/refuse in durable, leak-proof containers, disposed of often

• 30

  Sewage disposed of by public system or septic, no contamination

• 31

  Working heating system, 68-80°F daytime, no lower than 60°F night

• 32

  Adequate interior/exterior lighting

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