This audit module is designed to look at wayfinding in the general or public areas of a facility.

Wayfinding refers to all the ways in which people orientate themselves in a space and navigate their way from place to place. Older people need more wayfinding aids to assist orientation in a space and these need to be more obvious.

Some suggestions for improvement would take some budget and/or timeframe to implement, while others may be able to be changed quickly and with minimal budget. It is not intended for major refurbishments or new builds.

You may use this audit module on its own or as part of a broader audit of other parts of the facility.  We suggest completing it with the other facility audits to enhance your understanding of how to improve the environment for older people.

This audit module contains 21 questions and will take approximately 25-30 minutes to complete.

Some questions may not be relevant.  Where this is the case, there is an option to select ‘not applicable’, however please complete as many questions as possible to conduct a thorough audit.  

A notes section is provided underneath each question to record any additional information or prompts for action that you identify while carrying out the audit.  

In order to see your results, please click the 'view your accuracy' link after submitting. To keep a record of the results, please print it or save it as a pdf.

If you want to use this audit in more than one location, please submit this audit, view and record your results, and complete the audit again for the new location.