Good observation while maintaining privacy and dignity, anti-ligature features, and the panels’ ability to incorporate artwork, were among the key factors in the specification, by the project manager on the scheme, of Vistamatic vision panels incorporating a different flower for each bedroom for the newly refurbished Suite 3 Dementia Ward at Tonna Hospital in Neath, South Wales.
Keen to find ‘something new and innovative’ when planning the works, Marcus Eyre, project manager, Capital Planning, at the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, attended a Mental Health and Dementia Facilities Forum where he met with Vistamatic, and saw one of its new anti-ligature vision panels with artwork on show. Following a meeting and demonstration, the Vistamatic vision panels were directly specified at the Trust’s request Vistamatic said: “The Trust was confident that the innovative new design – with different flowers in the panels for each bedroom – would help with recollection, helping the service-users to identify their bedrooms with more confidence.”
Marcus Eyre said: “Vistamatic vision panels were specified for the Dementia Unit as a result of the company’s well-established record of providing reliable security, privacy, and protection, in sensitive environments such as this facility. They provide a practical solution, while respecting service-users’ privacy and dignity, and promoting recovery and independence. The anti-ligature panels incorporating the artwork will play a vital role within the refurbished ward. The staff know and trust the product, and rely heavily on it when it comes to performing their day-to-day care duties.”