Introduction

Lesley Grierson

Floor Plans

Risk Assessment & The Home Environment

What ?

Yes ….Floor Plans• A drawing most often associated with

architecture and building engineering.

• A floor plan is a drawing usually done to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces and other physical features at one level of a structure.

Example

Why ?

• To evidence base clinicians observational skills

• To pre-empt potential risks • To highlight exits • To share visual information increases

retention and promotes recall• Improves comprehension• and Enhances critical thinking skills

Who ?

Anybody can draw a floor plan it does

not need to done to scale -:

‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’

Leonardo Da Vinci

Example

Where ?

Judging by the fact that I have been invited to speak to you all today would suggest that the floor plans should be made :-

•Accessible – in Multi Disciplinary notes•Prominent position – follow on from crisis plan•Be attainable for all staff

When ?

• It maybe used to gain insight into environment

• Navigational purposes• Decision making• Maintaining safe environment• Enhance communication with

external agencies if crisis situation occurred

Confusing

Choice

Strange

Whichever ?

Staff safety is paramount