What We Love About our Door Murals
Most caretakers at senior residences do everything possible to create the safest environments for their residents. Among the most dangerous behaviors common to persons with dementia-related disorders is attempts to leave home. Some doors can be safely locked, while others cannot, though the ultimate purpose is for the safety of the resident.
Our realistic photographic mural attaches to the face of a door as a “camouflage”, making the door look like a wall or set of bookshelves, rather then an exit.
Paper door murals are one step to deterring residents from opening dangerous doors, however, some Fire Marshals take exception to this because any combustible material added to a fire-rated door directly affects the combustibility (and therefore the fire-rating) of that door. However, our non-combustible, fire rated murals do not.
These door applications are printed on Class A, fire rated polyvinyl. They are not only non-combustible, but self-extinguishing. They can actually improve the fire-rating of the door. Thus the Fire Marshall should take no exception to the application of these door murals and the ultimate goal of creating a safer environment for the residents is accomplished.