The Role Of Shower Pods In Supporting Keyworker Housing Solutions

A development of new-build homes serving as keyworker housing, featuring efficient shower pods in each property.

The Key Worker Living Programme (KWL) explains that it is absolutely vital that key workers have excellent accommodation. Keyworkers include NHS staff, teachers, police officers, prison workers, social workers, and firefighters, and make up 33% of the UK’s workforce, around 10.6 million people. This represents a vast number of properties, including flagship developments that Advanced Showers has been proud to support.

Case Study

To get an idea of what’s involved in keyworker housing projects, check out our Charing Cross Hospital renovation case study. We supplied shower pods for 180 wash facilities in three multi-storey tower blocks, with the goal of installing the showers discretely, efficiently and using our ‘minimal disruption, maximum hygiene’ principle. Here are some of the key takeaways that can benefit future keyworker housing projects, and which apply to all renovation scenarios where the space is subject to continual use.

Minimal Disruption

It is crucial that projects in keyworker housing solutions are conducted with minimal disruption. Keyworkers cannot be expected to perform their invaluable services if crucial applications such as water are not working, if major relocations are required, or if there is a lot of disruptive noise. Instead, installations must be sensitive, efficient, and minimally intrusive.

Shower pods are ideal for minimal-disruption shower installations. Each module arrives boxed on a pallet, and can be assembled in under a day. There is little to no intrusive noise, and the entire experience is almost invisible. This is ideal for any project where people need to continue their day-to-day lives without interruption.

Reliability

Continuing the theme of minimal disruption, the last thing that frontline workers need is faulty equipment. This is as much about comfort as it is about ensuring that frontline professionals can maintain the highest hygiene standards. As we saw with Covid-19, frontline professionals need to be able to rinse away the dangers of their workplace, and this means having immediate access to reliable, hygienic, sanitary facilities.

Shower pods boast a simple, reliable, leakproof design. There are no complex digital components that can go awry and no fancy faucets. Instead, the focus is on a fully hygienic shower that works every time.

Modern Solution

One of the biggest challenges in keyworker accommodation is modernising it. All too frequently, the buildings date from the 1960s, and the kitchens and bathrooms from the 1990s. This can lead to a range of problems that begin with hygiene and privacy, and which broaden to encompass issues such as energy efficiency and leaks.

Shower pods are designed to inject a dose of modernity into any building floor plan. Available in a range of shapes, sizes, and styles, shower pods offer keyworkers a reassuringly contemporary solution.

Find Out More

If you are planning a renovation project for keyworker accommodation or would like to apply the keyworker ‘minimal disruption, maximum hygiene’ principle to your circumstances, feel free to contact us by clicking here.