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Fire and security systems for hospitals and care homes

A hospital reception, a ward entrance and the front door of a care home serve different people. We plan fire and security work around those uses, installing and maintaining CCTV, access control and fire alarms. For nurse call, we arrange specialist assessment, installation and maintenance through our group.

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Start with the people using the building

A clinical department and a residential care home need different conversations. We’ll work with your estates or care team to understand the areas involved and how they are used.

  • Hospitals and clinics

    Outpatients need to find reception; clinical staff need access beyond it. We look at the route between public and staff-only areas, including departments that close while the rest of the hospital remains open.

  • Residential care homes

    A care home is also someone’s home. Visitor entry and staff-only rooms need to fit residents’ daily routines. For nurse call, the starting point is how residents ask for help and where staff receive those calls.

  • Work in occupied buildings

    Access to a treatment room may depend on appointments; a resident’s bedroom needs a different plan. We’ll discuss access with your team, including site hygiene rules and any work that needs an interruption to a system.

Cameras, controlled doors, fire alarms and care calls

Start with the change you need: clearer footage, a door that is difficult to manage, recurring alarm faults or an ageing call system. We can discuss new installations as well as upgrades and ongoing support.

CCTV

We install and maintain CCTV for hospitals, clinics and care homes. Camera views should answer a specific need, such as reviewing an incident at reception or seeing vehicles enter the grounds, while respecting the privacy of people using the building.

  • Entrances and grounds

    The detail needed at an entrance differs from a wider view across a car park or delivery area.

  • Finding the right recording

    We’ll discuss who needs to find and export footage, and what is making that difficult on your current system.

  • Cameras in a care setting

    Involve the people responsible for privacy and care when deciding camera positions, access to footage and retention.

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Access control

Hospital access control needs to distinguish public routes from staff-only doors. In a care home, door entry also has to fit how residents and visitors move around. We install card, fob and intercom systems, with the purpose of each door clear from the start.

  • Receiving visitors

    An intercom lets staff speak to a visitor before admitting them; decide who answers when reception is unattended.

  • Staff-only rooms

    Access permissions can separate a staff entrance from stores or offices that fewer people need to use.

  • Doors and emergency arrangements

    A controlled door’s release arrangements need to be checked against the fire and evacuation plan for that area.

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Fire alarms

We install, upgrade and maintain fire alarms. For hospital and care home fire alarm systems, the work needs to reflect the building’s use and fire precautions. Share the current assessment and system records so we can discuss faults, alterations or replacement.

  • Recurring faults and activations

    Recent service reports and an activation history help us investigate what is causing problems.

  • Refurbishments and extensions

    Plans for changed rooms or new areas help establish what needs checking before extending the existing alarm.

  • The right starting information

    Bring the building’s fire strategy and evacuation arrangements, including assistance people may need.

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Nurse call

Nurse call systems for care homes and hospitals let residents and patients request assistance. Centurion arranges specialist installation, upgrades and maintenance through our group, with the call points and staff alerts considered together.

  • A call point people can use

    Reach, grip and room layout matter when choosing where and how a resident or patient can call for help.

  • Where the call reaches staff

    Agree how staff identify the calling room or bed, including when teams cover different areas at night.

  • An older system or recurring fault

    Share the make and fault history so the specialist can check parts support and the options for repair or replacement.

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Plan the change with your estates or care team

The people who manage the building and those delivering care need a say in the work. Drawings and service records give us the technical starting point; your team can explain what an interruption would mean in practice.

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  • Existing equipment and recent service reports
  • Affected rooms, doors and access times
  • Fire risk assessment and planned building changes
  • Who receives alarms and calls for assistance

Hospitals and care homes differ

Tell us whether the work affects clinical space or residential accommodation. Share the fire and evacuation arrangements for that area, including who needs staff assistance.

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Our work in healthcare

Projects like yours come first, then work on similar sites in related sectors.

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice

How the facilities team got the whole grounds in view, and footage in minutes, without the building feeling watched.

CCTV, Access control Huddersfield 2026

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“Their team are always understanding of the sensitivities of working in a hospice environment and work around us whenever required.”
Facilities Team

Questions about your healthcare or care-home project

Can you maintain existing hospital security systems?

We can assess existing CCTV, access control and intruder alarms for maintenance, including equipment installed by another company. Send the make, system details and recent service reports so we can check what we can support.

Can one enquiry cover a trust or a care-home group?

Yes. Tell us which sites are involved and what needs attention at each one. A trust may have outpatient clinics as well as inpatient buildings; a care group may have homes with different call systems. We’ll discuss the equipment and work at each location before proposing installation or maintenance arrangements.

Can you help with a care home fire risk assessment?

Yes. Fire risk assessments can be arranged through Centurion, with a written report and prioritised actions. If you already have a report, share the actions that need attention. We can discuss the alarm, fire-door or emergency-lighting work identified without assuming every building needs the same changes.

Do you also offer call systems for sheltered housing?

Yes. Our warden call and telecare service covers scheme systems for sheltered and extra care housing. That is a different brief from bedside nurse call in a staffed home or hospital. Tell us how the scheme is staffed and who currently answers calls, including any off-site monitoring provider.