Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Space Planning Criteria (Chapter 269)
Washington, DC 20420
February 2007
Nursing Home Care
Projected number of Beds x 3.1
Mental Health Outpatient Clinic
Projected number of Annual Clinic Stops x
Stops ***
0.0032
*
Include Intermediate Care Beds.
** Deduct Long Term Care Beds located in a separate building.
*** Include Mental Health, Day Treatment, and Substance Abuse. Day Hospital not
included.
TABLE 2: PROGRAM LEVEL DETERMINATION BASED ON TDPH
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Prog.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
150
751
1,350
1,951
2,551
3,151
3,751
Over
750
1,350
1,950
2,550
3,150
3,750
4,350
4,350
4
PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (Input Data Questions)
A. Mission Input Data Statements
1. Is a Multipurpose Recreation room authorized? (M)
2. Is a Serving Kitchen authorized? (M)
3. Is a Game and Activity room authorized? (M)
4. Is a Recreation Clinic authorized? (M)
5. Is an Arts, Crafts and Hobby room authorized? (M)
6. Is a Music Clinic authorized? (M)
7. Are Bowling Lanes authorized? (M)
8. Is a Theater authorized? (M)
B. Staffing Input Data Statements:
1. How many Secretary FTE positions are authorized? (S)
2. How many Recreation Therapist FTE positions are authorized? (S)
3. How many Recreation Service Internship Student FTE positions are authorized?
(S)
C. Workload Input Data Statements:
1. How many Medical, Surgical and Neurological beds are projected, including
Intermediate Care beds? (W)
2. How many Spinal Cord Injury beds are projected, excluding Long Term Care? (W)
3. How many Mental Health beds are projected? (W)
4. How many Domiciliary beds are projected? (W)
5. How many annual Psychiatric Mental Health Clinic Stops are projected, including
Mental Health, Day Treatment, and Substance Abuse, excluding Day Hospital?
(W)
D. Calculated Input Data Statements:
1. What program level, one through eight, is calculated (based on Tables 1 and 2)?
(Calc)
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