Fire Detection Systems for Care Homes

It's essential to have a robust fire detection system for care homes to protect vulnerable residents and staff. With tailored solutions including emergency lighting for care homes, hybrid wireless fire alarm systems, ESP intelligent detectors, and BS5839 part 1 compliance, care home operators can safeguard lives, ensure effective evacuation planning for elderly residents, and maintain uninterrupted care – giving families confidence their loved ones are secure.

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Care Home

Merriman Grange

Merriman Grange, a beautiful new care home from Cinnamon Care Collection, located in Worthing, West Sussex, is designed to provide a warm, comfortable, and thanks to Hochiki's ESP range, safe environment for its residents.

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Care Home
Roseville Care Home

The CareMalta Group is Malta's largest private care provider and operates six facilities across the island. The company employs a team of over 500 highly qualified personnel who are focused on providing quality care services and facilities management.

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Care Home
Hatchmoor Nursing Home

Hochiki fire detection and alarm equipment has been installed throughout the new purpose-built 64-bedroom Hatchmoor Nursing Home in Great Torrington, North Devon.

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Problems & Solutions

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Distinct Requirements

Care homes in general have their own distinct set of requirements and potential problems that need addressing from the design stage right through to the day-to-day operation.

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Evacuation Planning

The speed of an evacuation can be dramatically affected by those with disabilities and general reaction times will be much slower, therefore efficient evacuation processes must be considered by the carers.

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Multi-Level Risk

Care homes protect the frailest and most dependant members of our society, therefore presenting themselves with various LEVELS of risk.

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False Alarms

False alarms cause undue panic and impact the quality of life for residents. That’s why false-alarm reduction in care facilities is so important.

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Chief Fire Officers’ Association

The most common causes of unwanted alarms are down to problems with product selection, misguided installation, or little or no system maintenance. The Chief Fire Officers' Association is pressing for measures that are likely to mean a reduced level of response for premises that have a poor unwanted alarm history.

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Enhanced Sensitivity

Enhanced sensitivity of our Photoelectric Smoke Sensor means it's equally sensitive to a wide range of fire/smoke types.


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Complex Environment

Care homes can be extremely complex environments where the disabilities of the individuals must be considered.

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Sensitivity Adjustments

Hochiki has the functionality to adjust sensor sensitivities (prealarm and alarm) to suit any specific risk and offers visual alarms where required.

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False Alarm Reduction

Proven reliability and virtual elimination of false alarms due to a suite of software enhancements to the robust Hochiki ESP communications protocol.

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Low Cost of Ownership

Added flexibility, low cost of ownership to the end user and the benefits of the enhanced, virtually error-free communications protocol (ESP) ensure Hochiki's products remain cost-effective, reliable and problem-free.

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Diverse Product Range

Wide range of sounders and VADs capable of emitting a selection of tones at differing volumes, fully compliant to EN54 Part 23 to suit any environment or requirement based on the risk assessment.

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Reliable System

Added flexibility, low cost of ownership to the end user and the benefits of the enhanced, virtually error-free communications protocol (ESP) ensure Hochiki's products remain cost-effective, reliable and problem-free.

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Why Fire Detection Systems are Crucial for Care Homes

Care homes in general have their own distinct set of requirements and potential problems that need addressing from the design stage right through to the day-to-day operations.

By their nature, care homes protect the frailest and most dependant members of our society and should therefore be designed and maintained as safe, comfortable and hazard-free environments.

When designing and installing fire protection for a care home, the potential disabilities of residents should have been considered. The design should feature:

  • Additional visual alarms

  • Manual Call Points fitted at lower heights for wheelchair users

  • Pagers for key staff

  • Vibrating pillow devices in sleeping accommodation for deaf residents

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