LeadingAge New York Adviser Winter Vol. 1 | Page 19

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The bariatric population requires an
environment designed and engineered around
their unique needs. Specifically, split panel
entry doors to resident rooms, tracked panel
privacy curtains on bathrooms in lieu of doors,
ceiling-based Transactive lifting equipment
above beds, tubs, toilets and showers,
48-inch wide beds, bariatric bedside chairs,
toilet supports and bariatric capacity scales.
Transport vehicles must have lift gate widths
and load capacities to enable transport to
off-site medical appointments. A bariatric
gurney for transferring and transporting
residents is essential. The facility’s emergency
management plan m W7B