In a Homelike Environment?

A homelike environment should be person-centered with relationship-based care that provides residents opportunities to engage in life skills such as setting the tables, gardening, caring for pets, folding and putting away their laundry or leading a sing-a-long.

What is a home like environment?

Home-like environments provide softness and challenge, stability and flexibility, space for shared living and for private moments, for both children and adults. Furnishings are chosen for comfort as well as for durability. Artwork, artifacts, plants, pillows, and area rugs are added for softness.

What makes a classroom homelike?

The room can include many soft elements such as rugs, mats, blankets, quilts, throws, and floor pillows. The younger the child, the more essential softness is in his surroundings, especially for items that invite his movement and touch.