The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) has developed a new standard titled Guidelines for Design and Construction of Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities. This document provides minimum recommendations for new construction and renovation of nursing homes, hospice facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living settings, adult day care facilities, wellness centers, and outpatient rehabilitation centers. According to the FGI website, the new standard has been developed in response to the widespread adoption of person-centered care and deinstitutionalization in the residential care industry. Based on Part 4 (Residential Care Facilities) of the 2010 edition of the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities and public proposals submitted on that text in fall 2011, the book is divided into a section on planning and predesign, a section on design and construction elements common to all facility types in the book, and sections grouped by facility type. This document was first published in early in 2014 and was updated in 2018.
This article is an update of a previous post.