Nursing Home Design Guide
2006
Serendipity
cupboard with
To Resident Unit
Storage for
program materials
items that need
supervision
Staff
Kitchen
Garden
Stor.
Arts
Group
Access to
Work
Exterior
Tables
Garden
Sensory
Individual
Den/Music
Pursuits
Memorabilia
Toilet
Toilet
Accessible bathrooms
Individual and
designed for stand-by
group music
transfer assistance
Figure 3.28
Memory Support in a Program Room
Left: Abacus: Table models: 10-18" x 10-18"; also
standing floor/wall models of 10" deep, 3' long and
3-4' high.
Right: `Ups and Downs" similar to above: table
models and floor models.
Left: Stacking cups, figures. May be strung until
used or placed on spoon or other
shelves; available (18" square).
Right: Reeds, flowers, cattails; fresh or dry, as
individual pieces inside; gardens outside; floor
planters or jardinires. Part of art. Sizes vary.
Left: Soft books; Pop-up Cards. Flat on shelves,
placed on tables. 1' linear space.
Right: Relief surfaces for tracing used on flat tables
with pressure sensitive paper/cloth. Leaf, buckle,
coin, gelatin mold. 2' linear space. Grouped and
wall hung; in trophy cases or shelves.
Figure 3.29
Examples and Dimensions for Sensory Stimulation Equipment
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