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CMS SOM App. J, Tag W421
and individual closet space in the client's bedroom with clothes racks and shelves accessible to
the client.
Guidance §483.470(b)(4)(iv)
Closets should have enough space for a reasonable amount of the current season's clothing.
Clients who use wheelchairs or have other physical challenges can reach the racks and shelves in
their closets.
The facility is permitted either to provide the client with an individualized closet or with a
designated area in a shared closet. The use of central clothing bins in a facility clothing room, in
the absence of required client closet space in the bedroom, is not an acceptable practice.
(c) Standard: Storage space in bedrooms.
The facility must provide—
History
Rev. 135, Issued: 02-27-15, Effective: 04-27-15, Implementation: 04-27-15
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
cb744f30677dab3c1566eed6cc0b63e4ae1e269f358ff1caa3b8d09162bcc923
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