Award-Winning Healthcare Setting Realized Using Broad Array of Vinyl Products
Evolving a prototype of a long-term care facility room for a cognitively aware, physically frail resident encompassing both quality of life for the resident and superior functionality for staff was the objective of JSR Associates, Inc. (Ellicott City, Md.) and Mannington Commercial (Calhoun, Ga. and Salem, N.J.).
Vinyl proved to be the winning ingredient in the ultimate result: the Mannington Commercial LifeCare™ Experience, which received an honorable mention in the Nightingale Product Design Competition at the 1999 Symposium on HealthCare Design. The resident room and adjacent spaces vignettes included vinyl wallcovering, flooring, handrails, bumper guards, transition strips and vinyl-backed carpeting.
"Vinyl interior products are often utilized within long-term care settings due to their cleanability, durability, vast color selection and cost effectiveness," said Jane Rohde, AIA, IIDA, Principal of JSR Associates. "Demonstrating the complete environment by integrating 20 cooperating manufacturers' products was the innovative aspect of the exhibit design."