Landscape & Urban Design Issue 32 2018 | Page 69

Care Pod buildings do not require foundations. They can be installed on a concrete slab or supplied with purpose made self levelling ‘feet’ making them easy to install without any harmful damage on the site. Being portable they are easy to relocate when they are no longer required ensuring a solid investment. Care Pod buildings surpass exacting UK building regulations, benefit from exceptional build quality and offer the highest levels of insulation making them safe, comfortable and warm. Specially designed facilities include wet room style bathrooms for assisted showering, wheelchair accessibility and a suite of ‘smart’ options to help care for elderly These ‘plug and environment near to occupants which include sophisticated play’ buildings are loved ones and carers. home automation of everyday tasks operated manufactured in Great Britain where they are built, equipped and entirely finished before Smart Care Pod homes are custom built for purpose and designed by voice control with a touch screen interface and the ability for the building to communicate status information, passive surveillance information and alerts both leaving the factory. to cater to the specific We believe that Smart elderly providing This system can be extended to incorporate Care Pods can help an environment for a data retrieval and logging system allowing cut the cost of care by the aging that is not relatives or carers to access the occupants replacing expensive confusing, impr isoning, care history and add notes of treatments/ home adaptations and or depressing, but actions taken as appropriate. care home fees with a one that frees them, self-contained home encourages them, and providing the elderly enhances their quality and disabled with a of life. comfortable home-based requirements of the locally and to a remote destination. Our unique leasing facilities allow commercial care providers and private individuals alike the opportunity to spread the cost of Care Pod ownership into affordable monthly payments. 69