The importance of having documented guidelines and reference material for setting up Senior Living Facilities cannot be negated. Since India is gradually realising that the future cash cows are going to be the pockets of Senior Citizens hence many private companies are investing into Eldercare space.
Since infrastructure planning and service delivery are complementary to each other hence it is extremely crucial that there should be standardization for both these foundational aspects of Senior Care.
To help the larger cause we are sharing a few curated pages of room data sheets and room layout designs from the open source document on planning for Healthcare Facilities in India. The attached document “Indian Health Facility Guidelines (HFG-India)” is uploaded by RFHHA with knowledge partners TAHPI Pty Ltd & iHFG.
The purpose of these Guidelines is to suggest the minimum requirements for design of health facilities and setting benchmarks for quality. These Guidelines incorporate Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) that have been developed for a vast network of peripheral public health institutions covering rural and regional areas, states and territories.
A few room data sheets and room layouts as mentioned below:
- 1 Bedroom Special Unit – 28m2, This room will accommodate one person for the delivery of nursing and medical care and treatment. It will be a larger room to accommodate special needs patients such as Palliative Care, Sub-acute Care, Rehabilitation and High Dependency.
- 2 Bedded Room – Standard – 28m2, A 2 Bedded room will accommodate two persons with similar nursing needs for the delivery of nursing and medical care.
- ADL Bedroom (Activities of Daily Living) – 15m2, Single Bedded room for a person requiring support with Activities of Daily Living.
- ADL Bathroom (Activities of Daily Living) – 12m2, The ADL Bathroom provides for training of patients to use a domestic bath, patient dressing, undressing, grooming and handwashing.
The document can be accessed on https://india.healthfacilityguidelines.com/Guidelines/Index/HFG-India or can be downloaded here (Sensory Room for Dementia) or can be viewed below