Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
2.2.7 Site Signage/Wayfinding
2.2.9 Shared Amenities
Locate signage on the site for visitors,
The nature of the site with respect to
staff and service accommodations.
location and co-existence could
Some suggestions for site signage
influence several aspects of a
include:
facility. Shared amenities, for
example, could impact:
Directional Traffic (one-way)
Restrictions
Siting of facility
Parking
Orientation of entrance
Deliveries
Location of services
Passenger Pick-up
Access to site
Entrance to Site
Availability of utilities
Entrance to Facility
If physically affiliated, this physical
connection may require the use of a
2.2.8 Proximity to Adjoining Facilities
common service road or a common
Several Nursing Home facilities are
entrance to the site in general. (See
affiliated with Federal or state medical
Figure 2.8 and 2.9) Independent
center campuses. In either case, the
access to power, communications,
foregoing topics are considered issues
gas, water and other utilities is
for site planning and design. Site access
preferable, thereby enabling the
and roadways of an adjoining existing
facility to remain on line in the event
medical center are examples where a
of outages on the shared campus.
new Nursing Home facility may be able
Emergency power provisions for the
to utilize in-place vehicular pathways.
facility should be a part of the
(See Figure 2.7)
planned program due to the needs
Adjoining or proximate facilities may
of the residents.
influence or determine certain
characteristics of the new facility.
King
Center
US
Soldiers
&
Airmen's
Home
Forwood
Building
Figure 2.7
Figure 2.8
Proximity to Existing Facilities
Shared Amenities
(View from Loading Dock)
U.S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home,
State Veterans Home at Montrose
Washington, DC
Office of Facilities Management
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