Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
Sufficient space should be allocated for
revisions to space planning criteria.
equipment and supplies to avoid storing
Refer to Section 2.5 Guideplates,
or parking of medical equipment
Reflected Ceiling Plans and Data
including medication carts and assistive
Sheets.
devices in public view, in corridors, or in
showers. Resident privacy needs to be
1.3
Technical
provided while encouraging socialization
Considerations
and other group activities.
1.3.1 Architectural
Security, both from a resident and a
facility perspective, needs to be
1. Partitions
addressed by planning, design and
Interior partitions primarily should be
detail considerations.
gypsum wallboard on metal studs that
are either painted or wallpapered.
Access needs to be provided by
Interior partitions around resident rooms
application of UFAS and ADA design
should have sound attenuation features
standards to room and fixed equipment
such as batts between studs. Other
layouts.
areas where significant noise may be
generated also should have sound
Most Nursing Home resident units need
attenuation features.
to be located at grade. For some
specialty programs, such as dementia
Consideration should be given to
care, location at grade is mandatory.
acoustically treating spaces to minimize
resident privacy issues.
1.2.4 Functional Relationships
2. Floors
1. Work Flow
Floors for the Nursing Home facility
The Functional Diagram reflects the
should not be reflective or glossy.
function, organization of spaces, flow of
Flooring should be readily cleanable and
residents/staff/materials, and
unaffected by germicidal cleaning
operational issues. (See figure 1
solutions. In food consumption and
4). These relationships should not be
preparation areas, floors should be
interpreted as preconceived or
water resistant.
prescribed layouts.
Floors in resident living areas and other
2. Organizational Concepts
areas at high risk for spread of
Where possible, facility planning and
infections should be of non-porous
design should follow a modular concept
material other than carpet such as vinyl
to promote flexibility, encourage
composition tile. Carpeting can be used
construction efficiencies, and promote
in a NHCU, however, the designer must
staff orientation.
be selective as to what type of carpet is
proposed and where it is to be used.
3. Space Allocation
(See Section 2.3 Perception and
Net square footage requirements
Interiors)
discussed and shown in guide plates
are intended to be consistent with
Office of Facilities Management
1-5
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