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Floorings must strike the right balance in nursing homes

8 Sep 2017
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he ultimate type of flooring for nursing homes is one that strikes the perfect balance between a familiar design for residents with durable, hygienic, easy-to-clean characteristics - essential to nursing and care environments.

Vinyl flooring manufacturers specialising in healthcare are responsible for contributing to these environments through the provision of well-designed and appropriate products that can help make permanent or temporary accommodation more congenial and as close to an ‘at home’ living space as possible. Reliable, safety floorings with slip resistance to R10 / R11 and ≥36 HSE standards in decorative designs that residents might choose for their own homes have therefore been developed.

The aim is to provide design-orientated, dependable floorings that eliminate the institutional element while improving performance and function to help create places where vulnerable people can enjoy the best possible surroundings.

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