Retirement Homes & Assisted Living Lighting

LIGHTING FOR SENIOR FACILITIES

Experts have predicted that 1.6 billion people will be over 65 by 2050. Population aging is causing transformations in society with more and more people in need of assistance.

Senior Facilities are structures created for the elderly who may have problems taking care of themselves.

There are different types of health care and residential facilities for the elderly. We can divide them into those used to assist self-sufficient or sufficient patients and those for non-self-sufficient people.

TYPES OF HEALTH CARE AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

1. Assisted Care/Community:

 Assisted care homes are for seniors who need assistance with medication, daily activities, housekeeping, and meals. There are three meals a day provided in a central dining room. The staff is available 24/7.

2. Nursing Homes:

Nursing homes provide 24/7 qualified nursing care for seniors in need of high levels of medical care. There is also staff specifically trained to ensure the performance of daily activities, such as meals or personal hygiene. In addition to medical rehabilitation therapies for complex physical problems, most nursing homes also offer psychological assistance.

PRIVATE ROOMS

Private rooms are the refuge for any elderly retirement home guest. Lighting plays a central role in the small space of any room. For the simple reason that it is often habitual to customize each room according to the tastes and needs of the person who lives in it, the light has to be of the right amount, functional and specific.

The tone of the light should be warm and must not exceed 3000k. The lighting of the rooms is different depending on the state of health of the person who lives there. For example, a person with poor mobility will need an adjustable lamp near the bed.

In the rooms of elderly people suffering from senile dementia, it is absolutely necessary to avoid floor lamps and use only ceiling lamps that are difficult to reach by hand. The on and off commands should be simple and easily accessible.

The design of the light has to ensure safety during the night like when a resident wants to go to the bathroom.

However, the designer must not neglect another detail. It should make room lighting ideal for both patients and healthcare personnel. Providing a more intense light source for medical examinations is essential.

The recommended LUX values in the rooms and private bathrooms are:

→ In the rooms, a minimum level of 300 Lux with the addition of an area light with 1,000 Lux

→ Direct light on the bed with at least 1000 Lux for medical examinations

→ In the bathroom: 300 Lux

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HALLWAYS & PASSAGEWAYS

When you think about the lighting in the corridors, we have to make sure that it must provide orientation for patients and employees of the facility.

Many seniors suffer from senile dementia, and if they have difficulty in orientation, they can easily have panic attacks.

The lighting designer must perform accurate calculations to obtain a balanced ratio between horizontal and vertical illuminance. This will ensure that there is less glare. Shaded areas should also be reduced to a minimum.

An excellent proportion between the two illuminances will favour a clearer view of people’s faces, preventing the onset of fear and/or anxiety.

In senior’s residences, the hallway connects rooms and common areas. There should be a balanced amount of illumination between the corridor, hallways and bedrooms.

When arranging the light points in the corridor, it is necessary to provide extra lighting in extremely dangerous points. Above all, any lighting design must not replace or outshine an emergency light.

The recommended LUX level in the corridor and passage areas during the day must be about 55-60% compared to that of the community rooms, for a value that is around 200 LUX. During the night, the LUX level can drop to 50.

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COMMON AREAS

Common areas are the main areas of a retirement home. In these spaces, the elderly guests of the facility meet and interact, spend time together chatting or doing recreational activities.

For these reasons, the atmosphere of these rooms must be welcoming and warm. We know that it is possible to stimulate people and create a very familiar atmosphere by choosing the right product. The light should encourage and make them active during the day.

Light can motivate seniors and get them to be more active throughout the day. Properly adjusted light helps seniors recognize the hours that pass. In fact, during the day you can go from 2700K up to 6000K. We need to think about illuminating the surfaces well with a very intense light and at the same time creating shadows to give a sense of depth.

The use of dimmable LED lamps will save energy for the structure. Consider using lamps with a high colour rendering. This feature will help to visualize each object very clearly. In addition, they will emit a more delicate beam of light on the eyes. The ability to change the colour temperature will help create different scenarios.

The indirect light given by wall lamps together with excellent ceiling lamps will give a sense of safety to the rooms and not a clinical-like effect. The more positive the effect of light on the individual, the better this unity and recovery will be.

Another factor that the lighting designer has to consider is that many patients do not have the opportunity to spend time outdoors. So, the little exposure to sunlight must be compensated for by artificial light. In addition, the common rooms are also the meeting point for the elderly and their families who go to visit them.

Recommended LUX levels vary throughout the day. We have:

→ In the morning from 300 to 500 Lux, with colour temperature from 4,500 to 6,500K

→ During the day: up to 1,500 Lux, with a colour temperature from 4,500 to 6,500K

→ In the evening: from 300 to 500 Lux, with colour temperature from 2,700 to 3,500K

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