Healthcare - Elderly Care

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Healthcare - Elderly Care
Completed:
September 1, 2010
LIVE PROJECT
Project:
Charles Court Care Home
Location:
Hereford
Client:
Operator:
Priory Group
Client Information

Priory Group is a leading provider of mental health care facilities and operates at more than 500 sites with over 7,000 beds supporting over 30,000 people every year.

Charles Court Care Home, as a part of Priory Healthcare, is a modern facility that has a range of nursing care expertise ideal for people suffering from dementia.  This home provides a modern and supportive environment with 76 single en-suite bedrooms.

Project Scope

Fixfire® completed the turnkey Life Safety System installations for this purpose-built scheme including:

Fire Alarm System. Open-protocol system including ADV4 4 Loop control and indicating equipment with repeater panel at each upper floor level. Category L1 design with audibility levels based on ‘assisted evacuation’.

Disabled Refuge Alarm System installed including outstations at each refuge point on upper floor levels.

Fire Door Hold-back devices including special finish electromagnetic Free-swing Door Closers to all bedroom and day room doors and wall mounting hold back devices to communal area corridor doors.

Nurse Call System. CareAlert 600 nurse call system with Call Logging including CareComm™ intercom/access control to main entrance and combined CareDoor™ monitored access control systems to internal doors eg to stairs and CareXit™ with CareLock™ locking devices to perimeter exit doors.

Induction Loop systems to day rooms.

Fire Fighting Equipment including Ultimex™ appliances and associated Fire Signage.


Challenges / USP's
Priory Group - Charles Court Care Home
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