Dementia Design
How can interior design influence the care and wellbeing of residents with dementia?
How can interior design influence the care and wellbeing of residents with dementia?
There are chairs and then there are chairs. Once you begin to explore the choice of chairs available, choosing the right one for your care home can be rather overwhelming.
Dual upholstery has become a popular choice for chairs in care homes. The benefit of dual upholstery means you can achieve the best of both worlds in the form of design, style, patterns and practicality.
Deciding you need to replace your lounge chairs can be an easy decision to make, choosing the right upholstery for your new chairs can be another story.
Supporting residents who spend long periods sitting is an important consideration in care homes. A common approach is to add separate pressure cushions to chairs, often seen as foam pads placed on top of the seat.
There are two aspects to consider when selecting your chair; upholstery and the frame.
A term commonly used in relation to furniture made for care homes is contract specification – but what does it mean?
Bedroom furniture is practical and easy to maintain, but because it is a wood effect finish, it is common that cleaning staff attempt to clean laminate furniture with furniture polish - which causes the surface to go white and streaky.
View larger samples of each wood colour.