Nursing home decorating ideas

Discover practical tips to make a nursing home room feel like home, creating a comfortable and personalized living space for loved ones.

Creative Art Co's resident "front doors" are deliberately traditional and retro for residents-in-long-term and memory care. They bring a sense of community that says “neighbourhood” rather than institution. Other benefits, besides adding colourful cheer are: help with way-finding (locating one’s own room or that of a family member) and a sense of pride in having one’s own defined space.

Tips for decorating a senior's nursing home room. Update and personalize your loved one's new room. Decorating a nursing home room.

Creative Art Co's selection of windows interactive or non-interactive are the perfect accompaniment to our resident “Front Door” wraps. Like the "Front Door" wraps, these shuttered windows add to a sense of community and create a less institutional look for residents on their daily walks down hallways.

Behavior like Norma's is quite common for older folks suffering from Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. Walter, another man in the same assisted living facility, demanded breakfast from the staff every night around 7:30.Jean Makesh, CEO of Lantern assisted living facilities, says he meets folks with stories like these every day. It's their stories that inspired him to make some changes at Lantern.

Decorating a nursing home room can help create a more personal, welcoming environment for the elderly. Read here for do's and don'ts...

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Many of you might remember the makeover for Sunrise Senior Living I did last year where the lovely Fran won a suite redesign by us. It was one of my favorite projects ever. It was just so rewarding because I ...

Nursing Home Month

This versatile hallway mural engages residents in memory care with an activity which is both purposeful and creative. Flowers are “picked” (assisted with the instructional sign) from the grassy areas and then placed in the (named) “Flower box” or wall containers. Artificial flowers may also be changed with the seasons for more variety.