The Reintergration House for Men

Business Spaces/Materials Needed:

Our Business:
Our building is 3 stories, roughly 11,000 square feet, and has plenty of spaces to occupy our
employees and clients. Our main floor holds all the offices for employees as well as vocational
skill simulation areas. To enter our main entrance, there are steps and an ADA approved ramp
that is accessible for all individuals. Our main doors are two sliding doors that are appropriately
sized according to the ADA guidelines. We have both a stairway and elevator to reach our 2nd
and 3rd floors. These two floors are solely apartments for our clients. Each apartment is ADA
approved and accessible for all clients. We have exit doors placed throughout our main floor to
provide safety to all individuals in the building.

Enterance/Waiting Area:
This area will be the first spot residents, employees, and visitors will see when coming into the
building. This area’s occupancy will be 12. There will be an easy flow between the door and to
the reception area. This area will have a relaxing feel to ensure our visitors do not wait in an
uncomfortable environment.

Materials Needed:
➔ TVs
➔ Chairs
➔ Area rugs
➔ Side tables
➔ Computers
➔ Sliding Door
➔ Garbage Cans

Receptionist Desk:
This space will be utililzed for the receponists to answer phone calls, fax information, file
paperwork and talk to residents and visitors. This area will be located directly in front of the
front door to allow easy access for all individuals who come into our business.

Materials Needed:
➔ Phone
➔ Garbage Can
➔ Filing Cabinets
➔ Reception Desk
➔ Printer/Fax machine
➔ Computers/Monitors
Visitor Center:
This space will be utilized for residents to have meetings with their COs, family members, and
future employers. The occupancy limit for this space is up to 20 individuals. There will be
vending machines for visitors to either get a snack or drink while being in the facility. This will
be the place that will hold job listings, apartment listings, and more for the residents when their
length of stay comes to an end. This area will be located directly to the right of the entrance to
ensure all visitors can find this space easily.

Materials Needed:
➔ Chairs
➔ Garbage can
➔ Circular tables
➔ Vending Machines

Security Center:
This space will be utilize by security personnel only. If there ever becomes an issue, the “higher
ups” will enter. In this area there will be monitors that show all security cameras that are placed
inside and outside the buildings. It will also house the radio’s and their chargers each security
officer uses. There will also be a computer in this space to ensure all security reports are
documented and saved. This space will be located to the right of the entrance to guarantee quick
access if needed.

Materials Needed:
➔ Desks
➔ Chairs
➔ Computer
➔ 2 Monitors
➔ Garbage can
➔ Radios/chargers
➔ Security Cameras

Employee Offices:
There will be 12 spaces located in the middle of the 1st floor. Each OT, COTA, Social Worker,
Case Manager, Accountant, HR, and Nurse will have their own private space. These spaces will
be utilized to create interventions and therapy plans for the residents. It will also be utilized to
complete paperwork and other work related assignments.

Materials Needed:
➔ Paper
 ➔ Folders
➔ Pens/pencils
➔ Garbage can
➔ Office Chairs
➔ Office Desks
➔ Computers/monitiors

Conference Office:
This large space will be utilized by all employees for monthly staff meetings to discuss how the
business is going. It will also be used for department meetings to discuss how the residents are
responding to their therapy and if there needs to be any changes. All employees can utilize a
printer and fax machine in this area too. It will be located behind the receptionist desk and off to
the right side. This area of the building will allow for this large space. This space can be used for
employees to have their lunch if there is no meetings happening too.

Materials Needed:
➔ Markers
➔ Whiteboard
➔ Garbage can
➔ Office chairs
➔ Computer/Monitors
➔ Printer/Fax Machine
➔ Large conference table (rectangle)

Individual Therapy Offices:

These 3 offices will be occupied by social workers and residents. It will be ultized to allow
residents to work through previous and present obstacles, as well as, anything else they would
like to discuss. Our social workers will help each resident the best way they can. These
individual therapy offices will be placed on the 1st floor in the back to facilitate privacy for the
residents.

Materials Needed:
➔ Couches
➔ Notepads
➔ Garbage can
➔ Pens/Pencils
➔ Coffee Table
➔ Sound machine (to drown out voices)

Group Therapy Offices:

These 2 offices will be occupied by occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistants, social
workers, and residents. It will be utilized to work on vocational skills with the residents, as well
as, working on instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). There will be a total of 5 group
members per group. Each room will be on the 1st floor next to the individual therapy offices.

Materials Needed:
➔ Chairs
➔ Garbage can
➔ Sound Machine
➔ Computer/Monitor
➔ Rectangular Tables

Skilled Kitchen/Dinning Room:

This space will be utilized by all employees and residents. All employees will be able to make
their own lunches and/or reheat their food during their lunch break. The dinning room table is
also open for employees to eat as well. Residents will utilize this space with therapists to help
facilitate how to properly meal prep, cook meals, and work on time management. This area is
located near the skilled workstation to make sure that all stimulation spaces are close together.

Materials Needed:
➔ Sink
➔ Chairs
➔ Cabinets
➔ Throw Rug
➔ Oven/Stove
➔ Microwave
➔ Food Pantry
➔ Countertops
➔ Refrigerator
➔ Dinning Room Table

Skilled Workstation:
This space is split between a stimulated grocery store, pharmacy, and bank. All residents and
therapists will work together to in this space to to work on vocational skills. It will facilitate real
life experiences of grocery shopping, creating a bank account, writing checks, and medication
management.

Materials Needed:
➔ Chairs
➔ Desks
 ➔ Checks
➔ Food Racks
➔ Refrigerators
➔ Cash Registers
➔ Packaged Food
➔ Computers/Monitors
➔ Deposit/Saving Slips

Lounge/Common Area:
This space will be utilized by residents to create a calm relaxing area. It will encourage residents
to join together and bond. This area will be able to occupy 10 individuals. This space will be
located on the 1st floor in the back of the building to allow privacy for the residents.

Materials Needed:
➔ TVs
➔ Couches
➔ Throw Rug
➔ Side Tables
➔ Coffee Table

Bathrooms:
There will be two bathrooms (1 mens & 1 womens) located on the 1st floor that will have 6 stalls
total. This space will be utilized for all employees, residents, and visitors. They will be placed
strategically near the visitors center and off to the right of the building to ensure everyone will be
able to access them. Within each bathroom, there will be one stall matching the ADA guidelines
to ensure everyone can use the restrooms.

Materials Needed:
➔ Stalls
➔ Sinks
➔ Doors
➔ Toliets
➔ Mirrors
➔ Grab Bars
➔ Paper Towel Dispencers
Gym:
This space will be located in the back right corner on the 1st floor of the building. All employees
and residents will be able to access and utilize this space. This area will help release stress and
encourage healthy behaviors.

Materials Needed:
➔ Bench
➔ Mirrors
➔ Ellipicals
➔ Treadmills
➔ Dumb Bells
➔ Squat Rack

Apartments:
There will be a total of 10 spaces to house all residents, individually. There will be 5 apartments
located on the 2nd floor and 5 apartments located on the 3rd floor. These spaces will allow all
residents to work on home management, vocational skills, and ADL/IADL. Each space will be a
studio apartment with their own kitchen, bathroom, and living room. Therapist will be able to
visit apartments when working on specific areas to help residents, other than that, residents will
be the only individuals in their apartments.

Materials Needed:
➔ TVs
➔ Beds
➔ Sinks
➔ Toliets
➔ Lamps
➔ Towels
➔ Couches
➔ Cabinets
➔ Showers
➔ Silverware
➔ Bed Frames
➔ Throw Rugs
➔ Countertops
➔ Microwaves
➔ Coffee Tables
➔ Ovens/Stoves
➔ Refrigerators
 ➔ Bedside Tables

Laundry Rooms:
There will be a total of 2 of these spaces located within the building. Each one will be located on
the 2nd and 3rd floor of the building to be utilized by the residents. These two floors are where
the apartments are located. This will allow all residents to wash and dry their own laundry. These
rooms will help with time managment and responsibility. They are located on the far end of each
floor, on top of each other to make sure the sound is not too loud for anyone.

Materials Needed:
➔ Dryers
➔ Washers
➔ Counter top
➔ Garbage cans

Elevator:
This space will be utilized by all residents to have an alternative option to reach their apartments.
Therapists can utilize this space if working with residents in their apartment or laundry room.
This space will be able to reach all three floors of the building with usage of buttons within the
elevator. It is placed in the back left corner of the building to make sure no visitors can easily get
onto the different floors.

Materials Needed:
➔ Elevator
➔ Electrial Work