Stance in Focus

Supporting a Safe, Comfortable Healing Environment for Behavioral Health

What if designers – and the individual facilities they furnish – had an ‘easy button’? One that delivered the high quality, selection, and customization options to make any space unique… but with the ease of working with just one manufacturer? That’s the experience we offer at Stance Healthcare.

When working with Stance, our design partners immediately access the industry’s deepest selection of healthcare furniture… over-engineered to meet the highest quality and safety standards, with virtually endless options to customize. Because the depth of our sprawling furniture collection is so generous, designers benefit from a one-stop-shop, with an outcome that’s anything but generic.

In our series unpacking the endless application opportunities that come with partnering with Stance, today we’re focusing on environments appointed for Behavioral Health (BH) care delivery – as the leading healthcare furniture manufacturer with the industry’s most generous product selection designed specifically for BH.

We stand apart in the furniture manufacturing industry for our laser focus on healthcare specifically. Our passion for understanding ways to support Behavioral Health has been an organic overflow of that healthcare-first focus.

For over a decade, Stance has designed products specifically made for Behavioral Health environments – and our commitment to continually anticipating end-user needs in this category has earned us a reputation as trusted partners, fervent learners, and award winners in Behavioral Health furniture design.

As designers, facility planners, and A&D teams approach the planning process for these unique spaces, understanding the differences between general healthcare and BH design is an important first step. These spaces require additional care and scrutiny regarding potential mental and physical risks, and how furniture and space planning can best support the safety and comfort of end-users in various ‘zones’ throughout these environments. At Stance, we take those requirements a step further by adding our high standards of comfort and beauty to every Behavioral Health product we design.

Stance offers a variety of products ideal for use throughout Behavioral Health environments. Each category is intentionally developed to support healing in unexpected ways for these spaces. Specifically, Stance’s Behavioral Health designs are created for:

Subtly Protecting End-Users

Achieving Unexpected Comfort, and

Supporting Flexible Care

Today, we’re painting a picture of what safe, yet inviting Behavioral Health settings can feel like when Stance’s furniture is applied, category by category:

Multi-Use Seating: For Behavioral Health settings, Stance’s guest and multi-purpose seating is built with added safety features, including bolt-to-floor brackets and tamper-resistant fasteners, as seen on our Legend collection. Our seating designs break from the status-quo, institutional feel, opting instead for comfort where it’s often least expected. The Oasis glider offers a soothing, yet safe, rocking mechanism for end-users, helping aid in the healing process by supporting a calming experience. For a fun option that still relaxes end-users safely, our Kiwi bean bag offers the “sinky” feeling of the classic beanbag with safety features like its non-skidding mega-gripping bottom.

Lounge Seating: Do the words “lounge” and “Behavioral Health” sound like an unlikely combination? Not with Stance Healthcare at the design helm. Even in BH environments, our lounge collections invite relaxation. We’ve broken the mold in this category – with roto-molded seating leading the way. Our award-winning, ever-evolving Flo series recently expanded with a lounge seat and rocker. With beautiful organic lines, rounded corners, and a soothing color palate to customize with, Flo offers patients and visitors a calming place to relax in indoor and outdoor settings.

Stance’s popular Valet seat blends a contemporary aesthetic with a curved organic form that surrounds end-users in comfort – with subtle safety elements that protect. And with beautiful curves and modern styling, our best-selling Clover’s soft lines and fabric work together to encourage relaxation and comfort, even in high-supervision environments.

Modular Seating: Flexibility is key in Behavioral Health environments, as patient needs can shift moment-to-moment. In addition, smaller Behavioral Health facilities often aim to treat a variety of conditions in limited space, requiring both care providers and the furniture they depend on to be adaptable. Our Rosetta modular seating, with its durable plinth base for Behavioral Health, offers a wide range of modules for increased versatility in these spaces – with comfort and style, to boot. Stance’s Attessa collection suits a wide range of BH zones, with a variety of combinable seat, bench and table sizes and shapes to fit critical environments where durability and safety is paramount.

Tables + Stools: This category is a “quiet MVP” in Behavioral Health spaces, as tables and stools pack the durability and flexibility these environments demand. In addition to our Flo series’ multi-purpose/dining tables, we recently evolved Flo’s table selections to include three new sizes of occasional tables, one of which includes an upholstered pad top for added comfort. Our award-winning Resilia drum table brings style and warmth to Behavioral Health facilities, and features a Marmoleum™ surface that is highly durable, easy-to-clean and not susceptible to chipping or cracking. Similarly, our Pavilion table offers the same Marmoleum™-backed durability in a unique tapered base design.

Bed, Bedside + Casegoods: Maintaining safe sleeping and storage areas is critical in Behavioral Health environments. Bedrooms should strike the balance between safe and comfortable for both patient and care provider, as private areas that offer opportunities for more solitude can often pose increased risks. Our award-winning Frontier series offers the complete suite of bed, bedside and casegoods to complete a bedroom for Behavioral Health. With ligature-resistant features for added safety, Frontier provides a safe and comforting place for patients to rest and providers to deliver care. Made from recycled material, the new Lotus casegoods collection includes highly durable beds, desks, tables and shelves in a wood grain-inspired finish. The double-wall bed construction, proprietary joinery system, and ligature-resistant features are intentionally designed for Behavioral Health spaces.

Resin: For Behavioral Health settings, safety should come easily. Our Flo and Frontier resin collections are award winners for achieving that ease, without compromising safety. Continuously molded for maximum durability, both collections offer a seam-free form that’s both easy to clean and adapt to any room. Our most expansive resin collection, the aforementioned Flo, can complete virtually any space in a Behavioral Health facility; the series includes dining chairs and tables, guest seating, stools, occasional tables, and casegoods. Meanwhile, Frontier’s armless chair coordinates with its bedside, bedside cabinet, desk, and shelving.

Benches: Behavioral Health settings require flexible, yet durable benches that perform year over year. Our Porto benches are built to the highest standard of quality, offering a contemporary style in a choice of 2-seat or 3-seat configurations. And our surprisingly comfortable Onward benches quietly pack a fully-welded metal frame for increased durability.

When it comes to applying furniture in a Behavioral Health setting, the list of requirements can seem overwhelming for facility teams. Luckily, Stance Healthcare is here to help with a generous product selection and access to education that empowers designers and A&D teams to create a balanced environment that improves lives.

Review our full catalog of products for Behavioral Health here and follow our social media for educational opportunities, including our regularly-occurring CEU programming on the topic.