Section 146.630  Resident Participation Requirements

a)         Residents in the dementia care unit shall have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related form of dementia that has been confirmed by a physician.  A record of the diagnosis shall be kept in the resident's record.

            b)         Identified sex offenders shall not be admitted to the dementia care unit.

c)         A roommate, such as a spouse, sibling, parent, other relative or significant other without dementia, may be admitted to a double occupancy apartment in the dementia care unit as long as the roommate meets the resident participation requirements found in Section 146.220.

d)         The SLF shall not receive the dementia unit rate for Medicaid-eligible roommates without dementia.

(Source:  Added at 33 Ill. Reg. 11803, effective August 1, 2009)