Mandatory requirements and design considerations for planning and building person-centred continuing care homes (CCHs) in Alberta.
Continuing care homes (CCHs) provide long-term residential care for people whose health and mobility needs can no longer be met at home. Designing them well requires engineers and design teams to balance a home-like, person-centred environment with strict requirements for safety, accessibility and infection control. This course explains how Alberta's provincial design standards organize a CCH into resident households, neighbourhoods, building-wide common areas and support areas, and how mandatory requirements differ from recommended design considerations. Learners review the types of continuing care settings, the guiding design principles of person-centred design, flexibility, inclusivity and operational efficiency, and the space and clearance requirements for resident rooms, bathrooms, living rooms, dining rooms and serveries, including provisions for bariatric residents.
The course then moves to the technical and building-wide requirements that engineers most often influence. Topics include utility, medication and housekeeping rooms, outdoor areas and roof terraces, assisted bathing rooms, central kitchens and laundries, and medical device reprocessing spaces. Learners study wayfinding, corridor and handrail design, elevators, door widths and hardware, finishes, floors, grab bars and lighting. Building services coverage addresses water temperature control, resident and staff communication and response systems, fire safety, emergency power and generator capacity, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), medical gases and plumbing fixtures. The course closes with infection prevention and control (IPC) design measures, including the infection control risk assessment (ICRA) and the placement of hand hygiene stations.
What Will Be Covered:
Continuing care settings and CCH types in Alberta
Guiding principles for person-centred CCH design
Resident households, rooms, bathrooms and bariatric provisions
Neighbourhood support spaces: medication, utility and housekeeping rooms
Common areas, outdoor spaces, bathing rooms and optional amenities
Support areas: central kitchen, laundry, receiving and device reprocessing
Wayfinding, corridors, handrails, elevators and doors
Finishes, floors, grab bars, lighting and windows
Building services: water temperature, call systems, fire safety, emergency power, HVAC and plumbing
Infection prevention and control (IPC) design requirements
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