Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
A seat may be available for use
while dressing. Mirrors for
grooming are located over the sink,
and a full-length mirror is inside a
cupboard door. (See Figures 3.13,
3.14 and 3.15).
In the center of
the room, there
is adequate
space to park
the device
during bathing
or showering.
This open
space may
be helpful
in care of
some
This is all
bariatric
concealed by a
resident
curtain when not
toileting.
in use; it is
conveniently
accessible
though not
dominant in the
room. The sizes
of such storage
need to be
verified
according to
scales and lifts
Bathing assistants collect soiled linen in plastic bags and
to be used.
then transfer it to containers, minimizing the impact of
soiled linen storage on bathing and grooming. Note: this
same soiled linen room can serve other unit needs.
Figure 3.13
Bathing Suite with Shower, Tub and Sample Lift Clearances.
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