Health care occupancies provide health or medical services to individuals who cannot evacuate during an emergency without assistance from staff or emergency responders. These facilities serve how many individuals?

• A. 12 to 24
• B. Detained
• C. Elderly bedridden
• D. Four or more

Answer: (D)

Health care occupancies are defined by serving people who cannot evacuate during an emergency without staff or responders. The threshold used is four or more individuals needing such assistance, which is why these facilities are classified as health care occupancies. This classification triggers specific life safety provisions to protect those who cannot self-evacuate. The other options don’t fit because detention describes a custody setting, elderly bedridden is a patient condition rather than a classification, and a non-specific range such as 12 to 24 doesn’t align with the standard threshold.