Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must provide each resident with a separate bed of proper size and height, a clean and comfortable mattress, bedding appropriate to the weather and climate, and functional furniture appropriate to the resident's needs, as well as individual closet space in the resident's bedroom with clothes racks and shelves accessible to the resident. Facilities may be granted variations in these requirements in individual cases when the facility demonstrates in writing that the variations are in accordance with the special needs of the residents and will not adversely affect the residents' health and safety. Facilities must also ensure that mattresses, bed frames, and bed rails are regularly inspected for possible entrapment areas. Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must take these requirements into consideration to ensure the safety, comfort, and health of their residents.

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