Table 2.
Session and Room Configuration |
Built Environment Permanence |
Strength (St) | Movement (Mv) | Decision-Making (Dm) | Manipulation (Ma) | Perception (Pe) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sessions 1–2 |
Workspace Envelope | The bathroom door is near the bed; a smaller bathroom would reduce distances from toilet to sink | The bathroom location is a straight path to the door—not much turning required; never enough horizontal surfaces for nurses—they use the over-bed table so it is never in the same place and becomes an obstruction (clutter) | You can see the toilet door (if open) from the bed | Split doors at the bathroom might be easier to use; auto-open door would be ideal, but there can be challenges (e.g., Jewish Orthodox power on Sabbath) | Distance from the bathroom to the chair seems long |
Personal Workspace | You have to reach over the toilet to use the ADA-compliant grab bars | |||||
Products | A grab bar on the wall, opposite the bed, would aid stability; grab bar in the bathroom offers some support—double grab bars at the toilet would be better for support; continuous rails or shelf to the sink (and at the front of the sink) might offer more support; bedrail at the foot of the bed was used for support walking to chair | Because the over-bed table is mobile, it was not used for support |