This audit module is designed to look at lighting, signage and wayfinding in a ward.  

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 they need to be more obvious.

The audit module is designed to be used when you have some resources available.  Most suggestions would take some budget and/or timeframe to implement.  Please note – there is a separate lighting, signage and wayfinding audit module designed to be used when you have a small budget and short timeframe. Neither are intended for major refurbishments or new builds.

There are separate audit modules available for wayfinding throughout the whole hospital facility. You may also find some questions regarding signage and wayfinding in the ward module on communal spaces.  

You may use this audit module on its own or as part of a broader audit of other parts of the ward or hospital.

This audit module contains 19 questions. It will take approximately 20 - 30 minutes to complete.

Some questions may be relevant in some rooms/wards but not in others.  Where questions are not relevant, 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 audit more than ward area, please submit this audit, view and record your results, and complete the audit again for the new location.