Care Home Furniture Supplier in the UK: Quality and Style for Your Nursing Home
Care home furniture has to provide both functionality and style. As one of the UK’s top care home furniture suppliers and manufacturers for 35 years, at Nichol & Hill, we know how to make your nursing home safe, comfortable, and soothing.
Our own range of care home furniture is made in our production facility in Darlington to the highest standards from the raw materials to the finished product. We are proud to be a British nursing home furniture manufacturer and a quality service provider.
In addition to our wide range of furniture for the healthcare industry, we provide all the finishing touches your care home may need, including blinds, curtains, and soft furnishings.
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Why Should You Work with a Specialised Care Home Furniture Supplier?
If nursing homes are supposed to look and feel like regular homes as much as possible, why not use residential furniture?
We get this question a lot -- and we understand why.
After all, there are a lot more residential furniture shops and suppliers in the UK than dedicated nursing home furniture manufacturers. It’s easier and more convenient.
But “regular” furniture doesn’t cut it in a nursing home. The NHS provides clear guidelines on furniture and equipment used in medical facilities.
When furnishing a care home, you need:
Care Home Furniture for Dementia Patients
If your care home hosts patients with dementia or other neurodegenerative conditions, you already know that they need special attention and a special environment. Your care home furniture can make a significant difference in their lives:
Smooth edges for safety reasons -- oftentimes, dementia patients also suffer from balance issues and they are more prone to falls.
Contrasting colours rather than bland ones like beige or grey to help them identify where they are more easily. Creating care home furniture that is both stylish, safe, and has contrasting colours that don’t tire the eyes is a tall order -- and not something you’ll find in regular furniture stores.
Contrasting handles that are easy to operate and visible.
Spaces inside the furniture where your care home residents can add personal items like photos and other things that help them remember their life.
Nursing Home Furniture for People with Limited Mobility
Aside from hoists and stand aids, your care home residents with mobility challenges need furniture that is specifically designed to accommodate their needs and declining mobility.
Bed-bound patients need beds that can have hoists attached to them.
Chairs and beds for care homes need to ensure easy ingress and egress.
The chairs need to be higher than the regular ones so that the residents can seat and get out of them with ease.
The handles and armrests have to be soft but still provide adequate support.
The same goes for the backrests that need to be higher than usual and provide extra back and neck support.
Care Home Furniture General Specifications
Not all the furniture in your care home is for residents with special needs: You also need to consider:
Furniture for visitors. For the well-being of your residents, visits from their family should be encouraged and as frequent as possible. This means you will need furniture that suitable for younger people or for people with no mobility restrictions as well. Moreover, these pieces need to blend seamlessly with the ones for your residents.
Easy to clean and disinfect care home furniture. In order to maximise your investment, you need your furniture to last for as long as possible. Cleaning and disinfecting it without affecting the surfaces is crucial. More importanty, care home furniture needs to be disinfected and cleaned as often as possible for safety reasons.
Furniture for common spaces. Typically, a care home will host residents with various conditions and needs. While you can order furniture for residents with dementia for their own rooms, the pieces in the common spaces need to accommodate a variety of needs. We can advise you on how to mix and match the care home furniture you order so that your residents’ needs are met everywhere.
Looking for top-quality care home furniture? Get in touch with our consultants and we’ll help you make the right choice for your nursing home!
Maximise Your Investment in Nursing Home Furniture with Nichol & Hill
Every care home in the UK is on a budget. At Nichol & Hill, we understand that. This is why, as one of UK’s top manufacturers and suppliers of care home furniture, we want to help you make the most of your budget.
Our care home furniture:
Is designed to last. We make sure that every piece of furniture can be used by multiple care home residents, for years to come.
Is always top quality. We source everything ourselves, from the raw materials to every nut and bolt. This way, we make sure that you will invest as little as possible in maintenance and repairs.
Is stylish and comfortable. Potential residents and their families who help them look for a care home know how to spot a residence in which quality, style, and comfort are valued. And they are willing to pay more for a care home that meets their standards.
Has upholstery that can pass the test of time, just like the rest of the parts in every piece of furniture.
Cheap care home furniture is not the solution to maximising your budget. Working with a supplier that can provide you with furniture that will last for years without compromising on style and comfort is!
Why Choose Nichol & Hill as Your Care Home Furniture Supplier?
We haven’t become a preferred UK nursing home supplier by accident. Some of the reasons we have been in business for more than 35 years are:
We have yet to let a customer down -- and we’re happy to provide the references to prove it.#
We don’t just sell you care home furniture. We also manufacture it, install, and maintain it for you. This way, you have everything you need under a single roof -- no more juggling various providers and paying countless bills.
Need care home furniture on a budget? If a cheaper solution for your nursing home’s furniture exists, we will always recommend that first.
Consulting and design services included. You don’t have to make all the decisions on your own. Choosing the furniture for an entire nursing home is a daunting task, especially if you’ve never done it before. Our consultants have worked with dozens of care homes across the UK and can advise you at every step.
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