Light for Health and Care

Hardly any other application area demands such complex lighting solutions as health and care facilities, where an extremely wide range of requirements have to be met in order to create perfect conditions: doctors and care staff need different lighting situations in order to perform tasks that require high levels of concentration. Efforts are also made to achieve a feel-good atmosphere for patients. Lighting therefore has to cater for the needs and preferences of various groups of individuals in different situations. Zumtobel’s intelligent lighting solutions reconcile these disparate requirements...

St. Franziskus Care Home, Marsberg | DE Maldegem Care Home | BE Hamburg-Eppendorf University Clinic, Hamburg | DE

Dr. Martin Ladentrog Dental Practice, Graz | AT Offenbach Clinical Centre | DE

Bad Soden Cardiac Centre, DE | Bregenz Regional Hospital, AT | Brothers of Mercy Hospital, Salzburg, AT | Cantonal Hospital Basel, CH | Caritas Socialis Vienna, AT | Centre Hospitalier, Mouscron, BE | Children and Pediatric Hospital, Dammam, SA | Chur Hospital, CH | CHUV Maternity, Lausanne, CH | Constance Clinics, DE | Dornbirn Hospital, AT | Elisabeth Residential Care Facility, Breda, BE | Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL | Franz-Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, IT | Fujairah Private Hospital, AE | General Hospital, Biljurashi, SA | General Hospital, Sakaka, SA | Geneva University Hospital, CH | Gmunden...

Photo on front cover: Municipal Hospital, Dornbirn | AT Architects: Architekturbüro Gohm und Hiessberger, Feldkirch | AT Lighting solution: SLOTLIGHT, SUPERSYSTEM, PURELINE, LIGHT FIELDS

Trends Light for health and care 1 Attractiveness and well-being Against a backdrop of demographic change and an ageing population, a highly-qualified, motivated workforce is absolutely vital. Patients choose the hospital that will give them the best care. We supply the best lighting designed to enhance well-being among staff and patients by using premium lighting solutions to create a pleasant, refreshing room atmosphere. Reasons for choosing LED: – Variable light colours – Can be controlled appropriately to needs – Versatility and high lighting quality (good colour rendering, high-precision...

Cost savings Healthcare and nursing providers are constantly confronted by the problem of limited available space. Sufficient infrastructure and spare space must be kept available to cope with emergencies such as epidemics but, on the other hand, recurring costs must be kept as low as possible. Costs play a key role in the healthcare and nursing sector in the EU and in most international markets. These costs include, among others, the costs of qualified staff, property maintenance, operating costs and the expenses incurred during a stay in hospital. Premium lighting solutions can aid convalescence,...

Attractiveness and well-being Quality for patients and persons who require care “It’s especially important that dementia sufferers feel safe and secure. Everything must be done to make sure they do. Sufficient light of the right quality helps give dementia sufferers sense of safety and security. Circadian light helps establish a good day-night rhythm and reinforces the “interplay” between day and night. It can also improve sleep quality and daytime wakefulness. This can make nursing and care a more positive experience for both patients and staff.” Michael Schmieder Director | Sonnweid Care Home,...

1 Kittsee Care Home | AT Architecture: Arch. Prof. Ing. Mag. Heinrich Wolfgang Gimbel, Oberwart | AT Lighting solution: LIGHT FIELDS surface-mounted luminaires, PURELINE bedside luminaires, SCONFINE SFERA pendant luminaires, SLOTLIGHT light lines, ONLITE COMSIGN LED escape sign luminaires, ONLITE RESCLITE emergency luminaires, LUXMATE BASIC lighting control system Demographic changes in most European countries mean that the numbers of elderly people who will need care is set to rise sharply over the next few decades. The elderly have different needs. Lighting design must take this fact on board...

Structuring time  • The right lighting helps synchronise biological rhythms and works in harmony with them  • Colour temperature and lighting intensity can mimic those of natural daylight over the course of a day  • Nature is the perfect model for pleasant, refreshing lighting Besides its functional and emotional components, lighting also has a non-visual, biological effect on humans. Light also provides an important time base for circadian sleep-wake rhythms. However, due to restricted mobility or unfavourable building layouts, there is often no easy access to daylight in hospitals and care...

Helios Care Home Goldach | CH Architecture: F. Bereuter AG, Rorschach | CH Lighting solution: special-design luminaires

Increased well-being  • Lighting scenes that feature variable light intensities, directions of light and light colours create feel-good atmospheres  • Light and materials can merge into a single entity, thus lending even sterile spaces a homely note  • Individually adjustable daylight integration speeds up patient convalescence Patients’ rooms play a crucial role in the recovery process. The right light can make a perceptible contribution towards making patients feel secure and at ease, despite being in an unfamiliar environment. A pleasant atmosphere also leaves its mark on doctors who provide...

Green Hospital Cooperation Lighting solution: IMWS integrated medical wall-mounted system

Improving convenience Casa di Cura privata “Sanatrix”, Rome | IT Architecture: STA Nervi-Feliciangeli, Rome | IT Lighting solution: LIGHT FIELDS surface-mounted luminaires, CIELOS luminous ceiling, SLOTLIGHT light lines, ONLITE RESCLITE emergency luminaires, LUXMATE BASIC lighting control syste

 • Well-balanced luminance levels are perceived as pleasant  • Daylight has a natural, agreeable effect  • Simple operation is a basic requirement Well-balanced luminance levels are easiest achieved by using several light components: luminaires with visible luminance levels, for instance, are an ideal addition to vertically illuminated surfaces and help improve human spatial perception. Adequate luminance levels are required in meeting areas to ensure straightforward orientation and safe movement. The fact that corridors are places where people meet and communicate in many hospitals, retirement...