Water Closet (WC)

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Principle 1

• To ensure safety, make sure that doors are unlockable from the outside. Reversible (double-hinged) doors or doors which can be unhinged from the frame provide access should someone fall behind the door.

Principle 6 & 9

• Allow the communal spaces to reflect the identity of those who live there through the inclusion of personal items.
  
  Principle 6: A corner display cabinet can also help to fill corners and ensure that movement is directed away from empty corners and into the main circulation path.

Principle 3

• Ensure that there are clear colour contrasts between the door handle, the door and the door frame
  
  Colour Perception and Contrast

Principle 3

• Allow clear lines of sight from communal areas such as the Living Area to the toilet so that it can be seen and used easily.
  
  Orientation and Way-finding

Principle 1

• Consider installing a small unobtrusive LED light that turns on when the W.C. is occupied. This allows care staff to know when the W.C is in use, and supports discreet observation

Principles 5 & 6

• In order to make way-finding to the toilet easier, use a PIR (Passive Infra Red) motion detector light that turns on automatically when someone enters the W.C.

Principle 3

• Use signage in the form of words, symbols or a picture to indicate the bathroom.
  
  Orientation and Way-finding