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FIRE SAFETY => Fire Risk Assessments => Topic started by: vonnieamy on March 15, 2013, 12:38:58 PM

Title: Shared rooms in care homes.
Post by: vonnieamy on March 15, 2013, 12:38:58 PM

Hi helpful people!  :)

I'm looking for some info with regard to regulations/advice covering shared rooms within a care home.  The care home I am assessing was originally an hotel many years ago.  This particualr care home now has a sprinkler system on the floor on which the shared room is located. 

Any extra advice with regard to shared rooms within care homes re fire safety, would be grand!

Thanks!

Vonnie    ???

Title: Re: Shared rooms in care homes.
Post by: nearlythere on March 15, 2013, 05:46:15 PM

Quote from: vonnieamy on March 15, 2013, 12:38:58 PM

Hi helpful people!  :)

I'm looking for some info with regard to regulations/advice covering shared rooms within a care home.  The care home I am assessing was originally an hotel many years ago.  This particualr care home now has a sprinkler system on the floor on which the shared room is located. 

Any extra advice with regard to shared rooms within care homes re fire safety, would be grand!

Thanks!

Vonnie    ???

What you mean by "shared room" Vonnie. Shared by whom for what reason?

Title: Re: Shared rooms in care homes.
Post by: Phoenix on March 15, 2013, 10:17:39 PM

Have a look at pages 42 and 43 in ADB, in particular 3.52.  As you probably appreciate shared rooms can make immediate evacuation of the room of fire origin difficult but this depends upon the mobility of the occupants.

Stu

Title: Re: Shared rooms in care homes.
Post by: longjohn on March 25, 2013, 08:38:16 PM

would agree Stu, Can be a very tricky one. I know of a care home with shared husband and wife room, she suffering from dementia, he compus mentus but wheelchair bound. The PEEP's for both being different. Shared rooms were widely used years ago but they are not so common now due to changes in Care Home standards and requirements these days. I think vonnie the individual PEEP's for both residents would be your starting point.

Title: Re: Shared rooms in care homes.
Post by: vonnieamy on March 28, 2013, 01:11:40 PM

 :D

Thanks for the advice on shared rooms, which thankfully confirms my thinking on the matter and the info to hand re ADB & PEEPS. 

I just didn't want to miss anything  -  and if you aren't aware of what you don't know, you cant ask the right questions or research for the right answers.


The client is happy with the info given and I have advised that if CQC require more - I will happily clarify if they give me specifics.

Cheers folks.

Vonnie  :)