FUNCTIONAL INTERIORS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS 4(2+2)

Lesson 31 : Design Criteria for Nursing Homes

Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness

The nursing home design should:

• Promote staff efficiency by minimizing distance of necessary travel between frequently used spaces
• Allow easy visual supervision of patients by minimal staff
• Make efficient use of space by locating support spaces so they may be shared by adjacent functional areas, and by making prudent use of multi- purpose spaces