Adaptable Shower Units in Bathroom Design Allow Easy Retrofit of Safety Fixtures That Meets Senior Residents’ Changing Access Needs Although American Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and local building codes provide practical safety parameters for assisted living and senior housing facilities, providing seniors with « adaptable » bathing access that meets their changing needs deserves special attention from architects and developers as well as facility owners and operators. Ideally, these adaptable safety features must be attractive and not institutional in appearance. At Irwin-Pancake Architects, a firm specializing in senior housing for 35 years, the philosophy is bathing areas can be safe and beautiful. « While cost is always a factor, it is in everybody’s interest to ensure that bathing facilities are not only safe and sound, but provide long-term service and value, » says Douglas Pancake of Irwin-Pancake Architects. For shower units, Irwin-Pancake often teams with Best Bath Systems. A division of Fiberglass Systems, Inc., Best Bath sells abroad line of commercial and residential products including shower units and baths directly to dealers, developer-owners and contractors. « Most architects think, ‘If it’s going to be safe, it’s going to look institutional,' » says Gary Multanen, Best Bath Systems President. « That’s not the case with our products.
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