Decorating a care home
Care homes never empty. Residents live in the rooms being decorated, routines matter enormously, and noise or disruption has a real cost to people's wellbeing. The decorating standard is high, but the behaviour standard is higher.
Occupied rooms and quiet working
Rooms are usually done at changeover or with the resident relocated for a day by agreement with the family. Radios stay off, corridors stay clear, and work stops around mealtimes and visiting hours where the home asks.
- Room work timed to changeover wherever possible
- Quiet working with no radios in resident areas
- Clear corridors maintained at all times for mobility aids
Contrast, wayfinding and visual clarity
Colour is not only decoration here. Contrast between wall, door and skirting genuinely helps residents living with dementia to navigate, and handrails and doorframes are often picked out deliberately for that reason.
Corridors that take real punishment
Wheelchairs, hoists, trolleys and handrails mean corridors are the highest-wear surface in the building. A wipeable, scuff-resistant system there is worth more than a premium finish in a lounge.
3 questions we get about this building type
- Do residents need to leave their rooms?
- Only for the day their own room is worked on, and only by agreement. Communal areas are done in sections so there is always somewhere to sit.
- Can you use dementia-friendly colour contrast?
- Yes. Contrasting doors, frames and rails against walls is a straightforward change that measurably helps wayfinding.
- What about smell in the building?
- Low-odour water-based systems throughout occupied areas, with ventilation planned before we start.
Next step
Walk us round the home and we will price a phased programme that respects the daily routine.
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