This would increase resident privacy, dignity and efficiency of care, since staff time would not be necessary to transport residents to a centrally located bathing room.

This would require a seven-foot wide bathroom, as compared to the present five-foot width.

This increased width would also provide a five-foot wheelchair turning radius, which does not exist in the present toilet rooms.

To accommodate this change would require a bedroom width of 13 feet on center, in order to maintain a five-foot wide vestibule.

Such a change would eliminate staff time going between the bedroom and the central linen storage area, particularly when an additional item is needed while in the process of caring for a resident.