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Interior Design for Care Homes

Interior design for care homes can have a massive impact on the way that clients and patients enjoy their time there. The décor and atmosphere of a care home can really make all the difference to the patient’s quality of life, and it can help them decide to choose your care home over other ones.

So with luxury care homes on the rise, we thought we’d take a look at some tips for interior design for care homes.

1/ Choosing beds for care homes

One of the first things that you think of when you picture a care home is the bedroom. The bed is the centre of any bedroom, and to create a luxurious feel in your care home, you want your bed to look as homely and cosy as possible.

But understandably, care homes and the people living in them might require more specialist care beds that can profile and reposition to suit their needs. And typically, care beds can look a bit more clinical, which isn’t the look you’re going for in a luxury care home.

In this case, we’d suggest you look specifically for care beds that blend in with your décor and keep the bedroom feeling as comfortable and personal as possible. Try to steer away from beds that look metallic or bright white (like hospital beds), as this can make the room feel more like a hospital than a care home.

A care home bedroom with a bed, armchair, and a desk.
The Formidabel Care Bed is a particularly subtle care bed that can make any care home bedroom look comfortable and relaxing.

The Formidabel Care Bed gets put forward a lot for interior design in care homes. To look at, you wouldn’t necessarily think that the Formidabel Care Bed is a care bed because of the simplicity of the design.

It’s also available in different wood colours to suit your colour scheme!

2/ Subtle hoist systems

Something else that you might need to consider in interior design for care homes is the need for specialist equipment like Ceiling Hoist Systems. These are integral for moving people around the room and between locations in a safe and easy manner.

Generally speaking, Ceiling Hoist Systems haven’t been particularly subtle when it comes to design. In fact, they used to be eyesores in a care home and could look particularly clinical.

But there are certain subtle hoist systems that can be installed to keep bedrooms looking cosy whilst also giving patients and carers the ability to move around with ease.

One system in particular that would be great for luxury care home décor is the Integralift bed hoists. This is a hidden hoist that folds away into a cupboard when it’s not needed.

A bedroom with a hidden overhead hoist system at the top of the bed.
Would you even know there was a hoist in this room? The Integralift is hidden away in the bedhead cabinet at the head of the bed.

To help you stick to your themes and colour schemes for the care home, the Integralift cabinet can be supplied in lots of woods and finishes so it blends right in. Choose between a bedhead unit or a L-shaped system to keep your care home looking as cosy and comfortable as possible.

3/ Finding the right fitted & loose furniture

One of the biggest things you might need to consider in interior design for care homes is how the furniture will look and add to the feel of the room. Particularly with fitted and loose furniture, it’s easy to make people feel comfortable and more relaxed in their surroundings.

Bespoke fitted furniture gives you as the designer the ability to completely dictate the storage in the room and how it will fit. Simple touches like made-to-measure furniture really can make all the difference for prospective patients and their families when they’re choosing care homes.

You can include extra touches like built-in lighting, drug cabinets, plug points, mini-fridges, and medical gas fittings to ensure that patients and carers have everything they could possibly need at their fingertips.

Loose furniture is equally as important in care home décor. Whether it’s going in the communal lounge or the reception, having the right furniture in the right fabrics and colours can really help to make your care home feel consistent and high-quality.

A couch and some armchairs in a conversation area of a care home.
Loose furniture in communal areas can really help tie the care home décor together and make the entire building feel completely coherent and in sync.

To help you choose the right furniture and put together mood boards, you can book an interior design consultation.

Summary

Care home interior design presents a lot of new opportunities and creativity for those who haven’t looked specifically at that market before. Choosing specialist equipment that matches your themes and mood boards doesn’t have to be so difficult thanks to the innovative, subtle products on offer.

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