High Physical Support Apartment
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High physical support housing has been designed to incorporate a high level of physical access provision for people with significant physical impairment and requiring very high levels of support. Housing should be built to Livable Housing Australia ‘Platinum’ level. External doors and external outdoor private areas should be accessible by wheelchair. Bathroom vanity/hand basins should be accessible in seated or standing position. Power supply should be provided to doors and windows (e.g. for blinds), for retrofit of automation as necessary. Consideration must be given to whether it is appropriate for the kitchen sink, cooktop, meal preparation bench area and key appliances (dishwasher, oven, microwave oven, laundry appliances) to be accessible in seated or standing position. Structural provision should be made for ceiling hoists and the dwelling should be assistive technology ready. Heating/cooling and household communication technology (e.g. video or intercom systems) should be supplied, appropriate for the needs of residents. Emergency power solutions should be provided to cater for power outage, where the welfare of participants is at risk(1).
Apartments are self-contained units occupying only part of a larger residential building. Apartments are typically built above or below another dwelling. Self-contained dwellings that are separated from other dwellings by walls alone are not apartments but are likely to be a villa, duplex or townhouse(2).
