Evacuation Chair Training for Healthcare & Residential Care
Evacuation in healthcare and residential care settings is unlike any other environment. You’re responsible for patients, residents, and service users who may be bed-bound, have limited mobility, experience cognitive difficulties, or rely on complex medical equipment. When an emergency happens, there’s no time to improvise — your team needs to be trained, confident, and ready.
At EverSafe, we understand the unique pressures that healthcare and care home staff face. Our training is practical, compassionate, and built around the real-world challenges of your setting.
Why Healthcare Settings Need Specialist Training
Specialised evacuation skills
Many patients and residents cannot self-evacuate and require hands-on assistance
- Staff must balance speed with dignity, particularly for end-of-life and dementia care residents
- Medical equipment such as drips, ventilators, and hoists must be managed during evacuation
- Multi-storey hospitals and care homes present complex staircase and refuge area challenges
- Legal compliance under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires documented PEEPs for all non-ambulant individuals
Equipment We Supply
Alongside training, EverSAFE supplies the evacuation equipment your setting needs. We’ll assess your building and recommend the right devices for your specific layout, resident profile, and staffing levels.
Training We Offer
Evacuation Equipment Operation
We train your team on the full range of specialist evacuation equipment relevant to healthcare settings, including:
| Evacuation Chair | Stairway evacuation chair for safely moving non-ambulant patients down staircases WordsCharactersReading time |
| Evacuation Sheet | Evacuation sheets and mats designed for bedbound patient evacuation WordsCharactersReading time |
| Evacuation Mat | Compact evacuation device for narrow corridors and restricted spaces WordsCharactersReading time |
| Transfer Equipment | Slide sheets, transfer boards, and emergency repositioning aids WordsCharactersReading time |
Procedures & Handling
Fire Safety & Emergency Procedures
Fire warden and marshal training for teaching and non-teaching staff
- Evacuation planning for complex, multi-building campuses
- Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) for students and staff with disabilities
- Lockdown and shelter-in-place procedure integration
- Refuge area management and assembly point protocols
Manual Handling for Emergency Situations
- Safe evacuation of students with physical disabilities or SEN needs
- Team techniques for assisting non-ambulant young people
- Emergency procedures for nursery and early years settings
- Confident, calm communication with students during an emergency
Example
Residential Care Home
A residential care home in the East Midlands approached EverSafe after a CQC inspection flagged gaps in their evacuation planning for non-ambulant residents. We delivered a full programme of Evacuation Chair operator training and Evacuation Sheet training for all care staff, created individual PEEPs for every resident with mobility needs, and carried out an evacuation route assessment of all three floors. The home was re-inspected six months later and received a ‘Good’ rating for safety. Staff reported feeling significantly more confident in their ability to respond to an emergency.
Ready to Protect Your Residents?
Get in touch with our team to discuss a tailored training programme for your healthcare or residential care setting. We’ll work around your rotas and come to you.