Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
Clean, disposable products, including
3.2.5 Systems Considerations
bedpans, may be stored in the toilet
room or other identified space. If
N/A
storage is provided for clean
incontinence products in the bathroom,
3.2.6 Miscellaneous
the width should be sufficient to hold
1. Charts and Tables
stock products. This results in
approximately 10" - 18" [254 mm 457
Alternative bathroom configurations,
mm] of additional depth.
proposed for typical residents, should
address the proportion of residents who
Identify facilities for sanitary use of
will use the alternative and respond to
portable urinals and bedpans in design
the criteria discussed in Table 3.3.
plans. Clean pre-packed items may be
stowed in stock brackets, under the
sink, or in built-in storage units.
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