Contact Per son:
Mr. Jack Gustin
COO
St. John West Shore
Hospital
(440)-835-8000

The 27 bed skilled nursing unit was placed within an existing pinwheel shaped medical surgical patient floor.  All of the rooms were single bedrooms, with undersized bathrooms.  The center of the floor contained all of the utility functions of a standard medical/surgical patient floor.  The intent of the design was to take this floor and create social spaces for the residents as well as updating the patient bathrooms to accommodate wheelchairs and mobility impaired residents.

The main nurse station was renovated to act as a new reception area.   To soften the character of the former patient floor, arches and sconces were added to break up the long expanses of corridor, and provide a visual rhythm.

The abandoned core functions were removed to form a common “Village Green”, a central social space in which all of the residents could gather.  Windows were added between this space and the corridor, so that residents can have a sense of participation with the other residents, and the activities occurring on the floor.

An informal sitting area was created outside the “Village Green” allowing for small gatherings within the circulation, encouraging another area for social interaction.  Adjacent to this area is the laundry area, which provides an important activity as part of the social area.