2. What this bookletdoes:
This booklet provides a bathrooms signage guide for cognitively impaired patients,
particularly those with different forms of dementia. It is hoped that these signs will aid the
patient with the tools for self- care when using the bathroom. By making the process more
clear and easy to do, it is hoped that this tool will help with their confidence and encourage
independent bathroom usage.
This signage can also be used in the home and other environments for families and carers.
How to use this booklet:
Simple print off what is needed for your patients’ bathroom needs, laminate the signs and
then fix them onto the walls. A design guide is included here to follow best practises when
making these signs, which can be really simply made in Microsoft Word or any computer
software, using common (and proven clear to read and understand) fonts available on any
computer.
Contents:
- A design guide on making your own signs for patients with dementia and other
cognitive impairments. ---------------------------- page 3
- Coat Hook Signs ---------------------------- page 4-6
- Emergency Cord ---------------------------- page 7-9
- Toilet ---------------------------- page 10-12
- Flush Handle ---------------------------- page 13-15
- Hand Rail ---------------------------- page 16-18
- Soap Dispenser ---------------------------- page 19-21
- Shower Controls ---------------------------- page 22-24
- Toiletries Storage ---------------------------- page 25-27
- Bins (press with your foot) ---------------------------- page 28-30
- Toilet (To put in toilet door) ---------------------------- page 31-33
- Bath ---------------------------- page 34-36
- Shower ---------------------------- page 37-39
- Sink ---------------------------- page 40-42
- Hand Towels ---------------------------- page 43-45
- Mirror ---------------------------- page 46-48
3. DesignGuide
The designs were made on Microsoft Word to emulate the work environment of the carers
of the patients, and so can be easily made in this program or any other computer program
that has similar features.
See the additional Design Guide Template Microsoft word document if needed, otherwise,
you can follow the design guide below:
Height:
Ideally, the signs should be placed (measured from the top of the sign to the floor) at 1.2
meters height.
Font guide:
- Calibri, Candara, Gill Sans and Verdana, not bold.
- 50 – 80 size.
- In black colour.
- At the Top of the document, within the yellow box.
Images:
- To be set as In front of text –> right click the image, go to Wrap Text and select
In Front of Text.
- NUS logo in the right hand corner.
- The item image to be a colour photograph of it, ideally showing how it works.
- At the middle of the document.
- To have black border around it
Background box:
- To be within the white boundaries.
- To be a strong yellow colour, contrasting with the font and arrow.
Arrow:
- To be fully filled in black and not thin.
- 3 directions recommended, but this can change due to placement of bathroom
items.
