Care Home Interior Design
At HomeSmiths we are acutely aware of how important it is for those living in a care home to feel that sense of home.
For many residents moving out of their family home and into a care environment for the first time, the change can be huge so how the home looks and crucially it makes them feel when they first come in, will make an enormous difference to how a resident settles.
With clever use of colour, well thought through lighting, consideration of acoustics, furniture and furnishings with a domestic feel, and art and imagery from the local area to spark happy memories and talking points, we can turn a place of care into a home for the people living there. More and more of our clients are looking at ways to connect with the local community.
Creating spaces that promote this and support intergenerational activities is growing ever more important.
Looking to the future, care environments need to be able to respond quickly to outbreaks of COVID, Norovirus and similar infections.
A well designed and flexible environment is key here.
We are trained in dementia friendly interior design and understand how care home interior design can make an enormous difference to the physical and mental health and well-being of residents, as well as those caring for them.
We understand the importance of colour contrast and how to use light reflectance values to create a supportive, yet homely and non-clinical scheme.
Jacqui’s knowledge of applied colour psychology and how colour affects how people feel in their surroundings play a key role in our work. We also recognise the importance of good lighting and how, as well as making spaces safer for residents to navigate and comfortable for the care team to work in, it supports people’s circadian rhythm, encouraging better sleep patterns.
Our designs are also acoustically considered and understanding the well-being benefits of biophilic design, we incorporate direct and indirect elements of nature within our schemes.
Our interiors are designed with the well-being of residents, the care team and visitors in mind.
Jacqui discusses the process used during a recent project
Jacqui talks about the importance of colour contrast in dementia care design
We're proud of our feedback
Testimonial from Project Manager
Having been initially introduced to HomeSmiths through an interiors supplier, their involvement in the design and coordination of all internal finishes, fittings and furniture has proved invaluable to our current new build care home project. Our client, a national care home operator has formed a great relationship with Jacqui and David and appreciates their input on all aspects of the project as we approach completion. Their approachability and attention to detail has resulted in further enquiries for our client’s forthcoming workstream. As Project Manager, the HomeSmiths team’s quick response to queries and suitably detailed drawing information greatly assists when instructing the Main Contractor in relation to additional works and variation of design. This, coupled with their impressive design intent and unique ideas has made HomeSmiths a dream to work with on this project.
James Turnbull, Director at Turnkey Consultancy Limited
