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Complementary Products

Complementary Products

Successful lighting projects extend beyond occupied spaces. Stairwells, building exteriors, parking areas, and exit & emergency zones all play a critical role in safety, security, and patron confidence while supporting code compliance and operational continuity.

Calming Rooms

Calming Rooms

Lighting in a behavioral health calming room should support de-escalation, emotional regulation, comfort, and safety. Creating an environment that feels calming and non-institutional while avoiding sensory overload provides a therapeutic, de-escalates the patient while also meeting behavioral health safety requirements. Kenall provides safe, therapeutic solutions for calming rooms.

Dayrooms

Dayrooms

Dayrooms are communal spaces occupied by patients throughout the day, in which lighting plays a significant therapeutic and operational role. Lighting designers are challenged to balance security requirements with an environment that actively supports recovery, socialization, and emotional well-being; Kenall lighting solutions are designed to support all these aspects.

Dining Areas

Dining Areas

A behavioral health dining room is often one of the primary spaces for socialization, routine-building, behavioral observation, and therapeutic interaction. Lighting should promote a calm, welcoming atmosphere while supporting safety, visibility, and operational requirements. Support social connection, routine, dignity, and recovery with Kenall’s dining area lighting.

EmPATH Units

EmPATH Units

Safety is crucial in behavioral health settings. EmPATH and Behavioral Health Emergency Units are designed to stabilize individuals in crisis, making lighting a critical component of care. Kenall’s MedMaster series for behavioral health, featuring ligature resistant construction and technologies that soothe, help de-escalate agitated patients with dignity and grace while supporting caregiver and clinician needs.

Exam Rooms

Exam Rooms

Behavioral health exam and treatment rooms must support accurate clinical assessment while maintaining a calm, non-threatening environment. Patient stress, sensory vulnerabilities, and ligature-resistant requirements must also be considered. Kenall lighting solutions combine the clinical functionality of traditional exam rooms with the psychological support of a healing environment.

Fitness Centers

Fitness Centers

Gymnasiums are dynamic spaces with impact challenges from fast moving balls and other objects, which necessitate impact-resistant, durable luminaires and mountings to avoid accidental damage. Also at risk from impact are exit signs and wall plates. Look for fixtures that carry Kenall’s Peace of Mind Guarantee® against breakage as your assurance of durability.

Group Therapy Rooms

Group Therapy Rooms

Behavioral health group therapy rooms must simultaneously support communication, emotional comfort, therapeutic activities, observation, and patient safety. They are purpose-driven environments where lighting can directly influence engagement, mood, and group dynamics. Kenall lighting balances clinical visibility and security requirements with a warm, human-centered atmosphere to promote recovery and connection.

Natatoriums

Natatoriums

Natatoriums luminaires face several challenges, the most significant of which is corrosion. Indirect illumination is recommended to reduce glare and veiling reflections, improving the clarity of underwater viewing and related safety. Kenall’s IN9 Series is purpose built for this wet, hot, corrosive environment, and designed to evenly light the space while remaining serviceable.

Nurse Stations | Corridors

Nurse Stations | Corridors

As the operational hub of the unit, nurses’ stations require lighting that supports clinical tasks, observation, and communication. Frequently occupied by patients, they function as extensions of the therapeutic environment. Kenall lighting ensures these areas are safe and supportive while providing the visibility, durability and security required for optimal patient care.

Patient Bathrooms

Patient Bathrooms

Patient bathrooms must balance safety, visibility, infection control, patient comfort, and nighttime navigation. Because falls occur frequently during bathroom visits, lighting design should prioritize safe movement while supporting patient dignity and healing. Kenall’s MedMaster® solutions combine ambient ceiling, dedicated vanity, and low-level night lighting to ensure patient safety and comfort, day and night.

Patient Bathrooms

Patient Bathrooms

Behavioral health bathrooms are among the most safety-critical spaces. Lighting design must prioritize patient safety and ligature-resistant protection while preserving comfort and dignity. Kenall bathroom lighting combines the safety requirements of a high-risk patient environment with the visual comfort and dignity of a residential bathroom, helping patients feel secure and supported during daily personal-care activities.

Patient Rooms

Patient Rooms

According to the Behavioral Health Design Guide, “Lighting in acute inpatient behavioral health settings must balance safety, therapeutic benefit, and patient dignity while supporting circadian rhythms and reducing stigma.” Kenall’s behavioral health lighting portfolio offers a variety of solutions for acute inpatient environments.

Seclusion Rooms

Seclusion Rooms

Behavioral health seclusion rooms are secure, isolated spaces where patients who pose an immediate physical danger to themselves or others are involuntarily confined. Kenall provides lighting solutions that enable staff to provide a safe space in which an agitated patient can de-escalate, optimizing their mental health and wellness.

Short Stay Units

Short Stay Units

Short stay unit lighting must prioritize patient safety via ligature-resistant construction, and trauma-informed therapeutic support. Designs utilize flush-mounted, impact-resistant fixtures, tunable-white mimicking the natural day to night cycle, and low-lux night lighting to support observation. Kenall’s behavioral health lighting portfolio offers targeted solutions for short stay units.