◆ Architecture
■ Master Planning
● Interior Design
■ Master Planning
● Interior Design
Rocky Mountain Health Care Services PACE Program at Explorer
Colorado Springs,
Colorado
The PACE care model (a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly) at Rocky Mountain Health Care Services (RMHCS) provides anyone 55+ with social, support, wellness, and medical care resources. Most of these services are provided in a home setting. However, two major program elements are co-located at the Day Center: a gracious regional facility where residents socialize and participate in a variety of activities, and the Clinic, where health and wellness needs are met.
Health Care Interiors
Project Details
- Square footage: 20,000 sf
- Project cost: $3.2M
Design Details
- PACE care model
- Day rooms and activity rooms
- Memory Lane for memory care guests
- Physical/ occupational therapy gym and a wellness gym
- Pharmacy and lab services
- Behavioral health consulting areas
- Primary care and dental services
- Daylighting and biophilia throughout
- Improved acoustical performance
- Space for future growth
- Photography by Vic Moss
The Explorer location offers a variety of amenities including two day rooms, two activity rooms, Memory Lane (space for memory care guests), physical/ occupational therapy gym, wellness gym, pharmacy, four behavioral health consults, lab services, eight exam rooms for primary care and dental, and three treatment rooms for supporting services such as acupuncture. This facility can also accommodate future growth on the second floor as well as third floor administrative spaces.
The inviting lodge-like facility supports safety and security of the guests and staff through the following elements:
- Visibility
- Storage
- Technology
- Acoustics
- Daylighting and Biophilia
RTA Architects started working with RMHCS in 2017 with a master plan for their facilities with City Projects, a real-estate consulting agency. The master planning process resulted in a thorough understanding of the program elements of PACE. With this knowledge, RTA was able to jump-start the programming process to assist RMHCS in evaluating a new potential facility on the north side of Colorado Springs.