Planning and designing care facilities

Project solutions

Global experience 3Your partner in facility design 3Outlining our offer 4Arjo philosophy and methodology 5The importance of right space 7Overview of Arjo’s product offers 9The Architect portal 12

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Your partner in facility designWith people in mind We have a long history of collaborating closely with architects, healthcare facility executives, safe patient handling experts, residents and relatives. Our experience has taught us that to create efficient care facilities and to obtain a good working environment, the right combination of environment, equipment and care skills are needed. Therefore it is key to design for sufficient space early in the planning of a new facility.

Our offer includes: • Knowledge and insights about

the interaction between residents, caregivers and equipment.

• Advice on space required to apply correct equipment and working techniques for different mobility levels.

• Design and drawing support for our installation products.

• Product installations and technical documentation.

Global experience at a local levelA partner with over 60 years’ experienceSince 1957, we have been driven by a mission to improve quality of life for people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges. With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, and the prevention of pressure ulcers and venous thromboembolism, we help professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care. Today, we are recognised as a global partner, providing products and services to over 100 countries worldwide.

Insights and adviceOur advisors help you analyse your care facility’s needs for working space, mechanical aids and staff training with a tailored plan to create the best conditions for a safe patient handling environment.

Services• Facility assessment• Requirement analysis• Working environment analysis• Space planning

Assessment tools• Positive Eight• Mobility Gallery

Facility planningFor the early stages of a project we provide practical advice on planning and designing care facilities, and design inspiration for different types of rooms.

Space requirements• Advice and recommendations• 2D drawings• Turning radii

Room examples and information• Toilet and shower• Central bathing area• Sluice room

Products drawings • 2D drawings

Supporting you from the very beginningArjo is a collaborative partner in many health care facility projects and we know that it is vital to plan for the right equipment and space from the very beginning in order to avoid unnecessary costs due to last-minute construction variations.

Our comprehensive portfolio spans key areas of daily personal care routines with a range of high-quality products, training, services, assessment tools, design and consulting resources to create integrated solutions to enhance care, quality and efficiency.

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Design supportWe support facility projects with installation drawings and other technical specifications, as well as easy access to product drawings and BIM objects.

Products drawings • 3D drawings• BIM-Objects

Product specifications

Installation drawings and specifications

ProductsArjo can provide full specifications, technical information, drawings, installation and operating instructions for every Arjo product.

Products installations and documentation • Full specifications• Technical information • Drawings• Operating and maintenance

instructions • Commissioning and validation

documentation

Training and In-service support

After-sales service solutions

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We offer support throughout a project from early advice on room layouts and space requirements to drawings and equipment installations. You can count on our project teams to be there to support you from conception to completion of your project.

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Our philosophy– the Positive Eight™

We base our work on our Positive Eight™ philosophy that starts with the combination of environment, equipment and care skills. It visualises the potential positive effects for both caregiver and resident arising from improved mobility. By securing the right space, you maximize the opportunities for choosing the right equipment and applying correct working techniques, consequently optimising the working conditions for caregivers and patients. This improves the entire care process, which results in happier, healthier and more mobile residents and patients.

Reduced need for support

Reduced injuries and improved ef�ciency

Quality of life

Improved care and �nancial outcomes

Reduced sick leave, turnover and compensation claims

The right environment, equipment and care skills need to be in place to allow the bene�ts of the Positive Eight to �ow

Mobility

Improved vital functions

Reduced consequences of immobility

Reduced need for supportMore independent residents require less assistance

Reduced injuries and improved ef�ciencyReducing physical strain and freeing up time

Quality of lifeHelping to improve confidence, independence, recovery times, and overall quality of life

Improved care and �nancial outcomesAll this facilitates better quality of care at less cost to the care facility

Reduced sick leave, turnover and compensation claimsImproved overall well-being and job satisfaction for caregivers

MobilityStimulating and maintaining mobility

Improved vital functionsStimulating vital bodily functions such as heart, lungs, circulation, bone and muscle structure

Reduced consequences of immobilityMinimising the risk of costly health complications, both physical and psychological

The right environment, equipment and care skills need to be in place to allow the bene�ts of the Positive Eight to �ow

Environment, equipment and care skills

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Environment, equipment and care skills

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Our methodology– the Mobility Gallery™

We have developed The Mobility Gallery™, a validated risk assessment tool based on five personas and their levels of functional mobility; from completely mobile and independent persons (Albert), to those who are entirely bedridden (Emma), named in alphabetic order from A to E. Based on these five personas, we have specified functional spaces that take into account recommended equipment for each mobility level and the working environment for the care givers.

Albert who is

ambulatory and independent.

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Planning a care facility is about planning for the future, and will impact both the efficiency and quality of care and the work environment for the caregivers. As outlined in our Positive Eight philosophy, the right environment, the right equipment and the right caregiver skills can catalyse a chain reaction of benefits resulting in improved care with more mobile residents, reduced work related injuries and improved financial outcomes.

Planning should consider all resident mobility levels, in order to create a care environment that works for Albert, who is ambulatory, Carl, who needs a lot of support and stimulation, as well as Emma who is totally dependent.

In order to support you in planning and designing care facilities, we have developed a number of assets such as situational space requirements, turning radii as well as complete room concepts and layout examples, available in the Arjo Guide for Architects and Planners.

The importance of right space

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At the bed

Bariatric rooms

To the toilet

The sluice room

In the shower

Corridors, elevators and storage

At the bath

Turning radii and free passage

Areas covered by the Arjo Guide for Architects and Planners

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Space requirements and turning radii

Room concepts and layout examples

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Our insights are available in the Arjo Guide for Architects

and Planners at www.arjo.com/

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Our complete offering targets both Acute Care and Long-Term Care settings, and offer solutions for bedrooms, hygiene, patient handling, and sluice rooms as well as various therapeutic solutions.

We are committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges and help professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care.

BEDROOM SOLUTIONS

Hospital bedsA range of universal beds designed to meet the needs of low acuity to high dependency clinical settings.

Long term care bedsBeds designed for use in residential and elderly care homes.

TRANSFER SOLUTIONS

Ceiling liftsA wide range of ceiling lifts designed to integrate with any facility.

Mobile Patient Handling equipmentStanding and raising aids, floor lifts and slings for safe transfer of patients.

Our solutions – tailored to your needs

HYGIENE SOLUTIONS

Bathing systemsBathing and transfer systems for alllevels of mobility.

Showering equipmentShowering systems for all levels of mobility.

DISINFECTION

Flusher disinfectorsFlusher disinfectors, chemicals and sluice room equipment.

THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS

Therapeutic solutionsVTE prevention and pressure ulcer prevention solutions.

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At Arjo, we are committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges.

With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the effective

prevention of pressure ulcers and venous thromboembolism, we help professionals across care environments to continually raise the

standard of safe and dignified care. Everything we do, we do with people in mind. www.arjo.com

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