Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
3. Special Care Resident Room
Function:
In long-term care, this resident room provides features that support care and routines of daily living, and
facilitates one's potential to engage in activities beyond personal care. It is used by residents with special
care needs such as spinal cord injury.
Space Requirement:
320 NSF [29.72 m]
Architectural:
Finish Code:
1-A
Floor Finish:
Vinyl Composition Tile
Base:
Vinyl
Wall Finish:
Gypsum Wallboard*
Ceiling:
Acoustical Tile
Ceiling Height:
9'-0" (8' w/wall-mount TV)
Noise (STC Rating):
35
Slab Depression:
None
Special Construction: -
Hardware:
7
Doors:
4'-0" x 7'-0" wood or metal, optional view glass panel.
Windows:
*Vinyl Wallcovering at Lavatory
HVAC:
Temperature/Humidity:
76 F, Max. 50% RH
Summer:
78 F, Min. 30% RH
Winter:
Min. Air Changes/Hour:
4 AC/H
Min. % Outside Air:
2 AC/H
Pressure:
N/A
Noise Criteria:
Max. 35 NC
Electrical:
Lighting Levels:
Gen. Illum:
10 fc
Task Illum:
60 fc
Over Bed:
30 fc
Emergency
Egress:
N/A
Emergency Power:
Medical Gases: N/A
Night Lights:
Y
Vanity Lights: N/A
One Receptacle
per PBPU:
Y
Nurse Call:
Y
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