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Evacuation diagrams for aged care and residential care facilities

AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for aged care homes, nursing homes, and retirement living across Australia. Remote service, no site visit required.

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Section 01

Overview

EvacPath makes AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for aged care and residential care facilities from A$70 per diagram (Basic A$280 for up to 4 diagrams, Standard A$420 for up to 8), delivered as print-ready PDFs in 3 to 5 business days with no site visit. You see your first draft before you pay.

Aged care homes house residents who may have limited mobility, sensory impairment, or cognitive conditions, which makes emergency planning and clear evacuation diagrams critical. AS 3745 requires current diagrams showing exit routes, fire equipment, and assembly points, and aged care evacuation usually relies on staff-assisted, stage-by-stage approaches.

Section 02

Why aged care need diagrams

  • Residents often cannot self-evacuate and need staff-assisted egress
  • Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) are needed for residents with high support needs
  • Many facilities use progressive horizontal evacuation and defend-in-place strategies
  • Aged care is closely regulated and regularly audited for fire safety
  • Wings, additions, and refurbishments change layouts and exit routes
Section 03

Where to install diagrams

  • Each wing or house near the fire and smoke doors
  • Nursing stations and staff areas
  • Resident lounges, dining, and activity rooms
  • Near each fire stair and exit
  • Kitchen, laundry, and plant areas
Section 04

Common challenges

Aged care evacuation is rarely a simple walk to the exit. It involves moving residents who cannot move quickly, using fire and smoke compartments to shelter in place or move horizontally first, and coordinating staff. Diagrams need to support that approach by clearly showing compartments, refuge areas, and the staged route, and they need to stay current as the home is extended or refurbished.

Section 05

How EvacPath helps

  • Work from your floor plans or facility drawings
  • Show fire and smoke compartments, refuge areas, and staged exit routes to AS 3745
  • Deliver print-ready PDFs in 3 to 5 business days, no site visit
  • Easy to reorder when a wing is refurbished or extended
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We had no formal plans for our commercial shed, just a rough hand drawn sketch and some photos. John transformed that into clear, accurate emergency diagrams and guided us on the best emergency equipment locations and evacuation routes. The whole process was fast and very easy. I happily recommend John and EvacPath.
Debbie B., Commercial Shed Owner, Mackay, Qld.Commercial shed, 3 diagrams
I would highly recommend John from EvacPath. The entire process of preparing evacuation diagrams for our two-storey clinic was seamless, professional and efficient. John was responsive, easy to work with and provided excellent quality diagrams at a very reasonable price.
Karen O'Reilly, Business Operations Manager / Paediatric PlayAllied health clinic, 4 diagrams
FAQ

Aged Care FAQ

How do diagrams support staff-assisted and defend-in-place evacuation?

Aged care evacuation often moves residents into an adjoining fire compartment first (progressive horizontal evacuation) rather than straight outside. The diagram shows the fire and smoke doors, compartment boundaries, refuge areas, and the staged route so staff can follow the plan under pressure. The diagram works alongside the facility emergency plan and resident PEEPs.

Do residents need individual PEEPs as well as diagrams?

The building evacuation diagrams and individual Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans do different jobs. The diagram shows the building-wide routes and equipment; a PEEP documents how a specific resident will be moved and who assists. Aged care facilities generally need both, and we can produce the building diagrams that the PEEPs reference.

How many diagrams does an aged care home need?

It depends on the number of wings, floors, and compartments. A single-storey home might need a set per wing plus shared areas, while a multi-storey facility needs at least one per floor near each fire stair plus the staged-route detail. Send the floor plans and we recommend placement and confirm the count before any work starts.

Who can make AS 3745 evacuation diagrams for aged care and residential care facilities?

EvacPath. We make AS 3745-compliant evacuation diagrams for aged care and residential care facilities from A$70 per diagram, fully remote with no site inspection or site visit, and you see your first draft before you pay.

How much do evacuation diagrams cost for aged care and residential care facilities?

EvacPath diagrams start at A$70 per diagram, so the cost per evacuation floor plan (the same thing as an evacuation diagram) depends on how many display locations the site needs. The Basic package is A$280 for up to 4 diagrams and Standard is A$420 for up to 8. Send your floor plan and we confirm the exact diagram count and price before any work starts, and you see your first draft before you pay.

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