The Advanced Padding Blog

When designing safe, functional spaces like seclusion rooms, sensory rooms, or even school gymnasiums, one critical element often stands out to operators and administrators and that is the padding’s fire-resisting capabilities. Whether you're a school administrator,...

Designing a padded sensory room for individuals with autism and other mental health conditions requires careful planning and consideration.  When beginning the process of planning a de-escalation Sensory Room, it is important to consider patient safety,...

Designed to give users a calming and therapeutic environment to aid in regulating both their emotions and sensory processing, sensory rooms can now be found in a wide variety of spaces across the country. In addition to schools and educational facilities, these rooms...

Advances in technology, research and even regulatory changes have brought us into a new era of health care, aiding us in developing a number of new tools to help patients. What were once thought of in a negative light, the use of padded rooms and other spaces has grown exponentially over the past decade-or-so and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Typically thought of as a place to restrain or alienate patients, padded rooms are going through a true medical resurgence. While there are still applications which warrant these rooms to be used as holding cells of sorts (such as in jails and penitentiaries), the majority of these types of rooms that are built today are used for rehabilitation purposes.

As part of their efforts to enhance safety, security and inmate well-being, police departments across the country are turning to Advanced Padding custom padding solutions for a variety of applications. Often referred to as inmate management systems or correctional management platforms, these tools are designed to streamline and monitor the daily activities of inmates. These systems can encompass everything from scheduling and communications to behavior tracking and mental health assessments. 

With a focus on safety and patient dignity paired with the goal of reducing trauma, hospitals across North America continue to utilize padded rooms and other spaces for their patients.