Research Catalog

Title

Hospice design manual : for in-patient facilities / Timothy Moorhouse.

Author

Moorhouse, Timothy

Publication

Machiasport, Maine : Hospice Education Institute, [2006], ©2006.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

Hospice Education Institute.

Description

xiii, 139 pages : color illustrations, plans; 22 cm

Summary

"The Hospice Design Manual is a unique guide offering both comprehensive information and specific practical advice to hospice and palliative care organizations planning to build, adapt, restore or refurbish an in-patient facility. This book is an essential resource for hospice and palliative care professionals; for members of building committees and boards of directors; and for planners, architects, and designers. The Hospice Design Manual is written from both architectural and holistic perspectives, taking into account the special and sometimes differing needs of patients, families and staff members. Environmental, aesthetic and cultural considerations are carefully reviewed, as are the day-to-day imperatives of caring efficiently for very ill people in as home-like a setting as possible. Each hospice and palliative care organization will have its unique wishes and needs for its in-patient facility, and each site will present its particular challenges of planning, site design and building construction. The Hospice Design Manual is a comprehensive compilation of experienced-based information and advice which will greatly simplify the complex process of planning, designing and constructing an in-patient facility"--Back cover.

Subject

• Hospices (Terminal care) > Design and construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Health facilities > Designs and plans
• Hospices
• Hospital Design and Construction
• Hospices (Terminal care) > Design and construction

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals.

Contents

'Hospice' -- Introduction -- Section 1. The hospice team -- General design considerations -- Design checklist -- Design ideals -- Size of the hospice -- Time line -- Site selection -- Users of a hospice building -- Zones within the hospice -- Problems with existing hospices -- Section 2: Accessibility -- Alarm systems and security -- Body and spirit -- Building exterior -- Courtyards -- Emergency generator -- Entrances -- Environmental considerations -- Fire protection -- Flooring -- Future development and expansion -- Gardens and landscaping -- Infection control -- Lighting -- Mechanical systems -- Oxygen supply -- Parking -- Patient call system -- Remembrance / dedication -- Remodeling existing buildings -- Rules and regulations -- Service area -- Specialized equipment -- Use of color -- Water features -- Works of art -- Section 3: Design flowcharts -- Section 4: Patient room -- Nurses' station -- Living room --Medication room -- Quiet rooms -- Smoking room / area -- Family accommodations -- Pharmacy -- Pantry -- Dirty utility room -- Clean utility room -- Physical therapy room -- Hair salon -- Specially equipped bathroom ; Snack bar ; Computer room and computers --Treatment and exam rooms -- Multi-sensory room -- Complementary therapy rooms -- Reception --Sanctuary -- Dining room -- Library -- Consulting rooms -- Body removal / bereavement suite -- Bathrooms -- Shop -- Kitchen -- Flower room -- Used linen room -- Clean linen room -- Laundry facilities -- Storage -- Changing / locker rooms -- Staff break room -- Mechanical / communications / Electrical rooms -- Custodians' room and closet -- Oxygen room -- Offices -- Home hospice department -- Classrooms -- Conference rooms -- Day care center -- Section 5: Schematic designs -- Schematic drawings -- Appendix : Site visits.

ISBN

• 9780962343834
• 0962343838

LCCN

2006286892

OCLC

• ocm82673282
• 82673282
• SCSB-5873109

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries