37 Times Elevators Surprised People With Genius Design Solutions

That's sooo cool!!!

My cousin works there!

Her expression says, "Dude, chill, I got this"

That is AMAZING!

This could be a life saver!

dont put 200 cats in a elevator fyi, does not go well.

Good idea if you have a lot of packages, etc., in your hands.

Probably at the DEA head office.

THE TARDIS

And AVOID PATIENTS RUNNING AWAY? Explain ???????

Several years ago very early in the morning when I was leaving for work, I noticed an elderly woman sitting on a bench right in front of our apartment. She was dressed in a nightgown, bathrobe and rubber boots. She seemed to try to gather herself up or try to keep a calm demeanor. I knew right away that something was off - I had never seen her before, so I guessed that she was not living in the same building. I carefully walked over to her and said "good morning". That was all. Immediately she responded in a very rude manner that she was waiting for her son to pick her up. I was a bit annoyed about her rude way and tone of answering that I decided to directly ask where she thought she was. That question may have brought her back to her current situation and she visibly got very frightened and I think she also panicked. She was mumbling things about her life, past and present, but I did not listen because I was focusing on calling 112 (our emergency number). I stayed until help arrived.

In the nursing home where my granny (who has Alzheimers's) lives there is a number lock on the door. It asks what is the current year backwards. So for this year the code is 8102. People with Alzheimer's or other memory problems usually do not know what year it is so no one has escaped that place yet.

Great idea. I should print this out and take it around our nursing homes. So soothing to look at.

This is really a amazing way to disguise a elevator

Excellent trompe l'oeil work!

This gives me more anxiety.

cool looking

That is an excellent idea !

This is to camouflage the elevators, so that dementia patients don’t accidentally get out. This is a common safety practice, for their safety.

My Meme got both early onset dementia and Alzheimers after she retired. We took care of her at my Mom's house. Mom worked from home, so I was there during the day and her husband was there to help at night. They had to hide the car keys because she kept trying to sneak off and go back home to her parents (who passed away many, many years ago). There were times she thought she was very young and had broken curfew so she needed to get home. It broke our hearts when we had to explain to her why she couldn't go back. We took care of her the best we could for 3 years. She slowly forgot who everyone was, where she was, she even forgot how to read. I was there for her every day, and at the end of the day I would go home (I lived right next door) and cry. Because we lost a little bit more of her every day. But I wouldn't have changed it for anything. In my family, we take care of our own. Mom did have to put 2-way deadbolts on the doors though, so Meme wouldn't wander off into the woods.

What do you mean by *AVOID PATIENTS RUNNING AWAY*?!

I can definitely see the benefit. I wouldn't go toward something grey with a big, scary STOP sign on the right. I'm not sure I would want to walk behind a book case either but the idea is strong and mentally good. I like it. :)

well, even though it seems quite a good idea, it is not allowed in Germany, unless a judge has committed all patients to be in a closed facility.

Someone is very clever.

I was shot in the head 20 years ago and am on ALOT of medication. So even though I am 44, I can relate to these dementia patients. It's like when you go to the store and when you put your stuff in front of the cashier, realizing you forgot to bring ANY source of payment, even though you did a mental check before leaving the house.

Typical French.

wow wow wow !!!

Maybe that stop sign was the cause of the anxiety 😂😂

Genius!!!

Brilliant idea for Alzheimer’s floor

Brilliant idea. Once I saw a door covert as a giant bookshelf to keep elderly and confused patients from running away. Usually you need a key to unlock elevators in those areas but I think this one really keeps most patients away from them.

Do we have to be old and/or demented to have ALL elevators painted this way?

OOoOo! I love this design! Perhaps my favorite of them all.

This must be a health campaign for taking the stairs...unless you do not have a heart attack before.

Awesome!

I bet it often gets stuck.

A lot of cruise ships do this - vacation makes it hard to remember. That, or all the little drinks with umbrellas....

I can see a kid (my nephew, for instance) arguing that he wants to push the GREEN button, but we really need the pink floor.

Lazyness rethought!

So many questions! The office has no windows? The ride down is slower than the change of weather? People get to feel reassured faster that they brought an umbrella or frustrated that they didn't? Why???

I’m so fat when I walked in front of the tv my sister missed 3 episodes of her favorite show fuller house

Interesting signage on the left near the buttons - "UP" says "Adderall, Ritalin, Cocaine". "DOWN" says "Xanax, Valium, Percocet".

OK! I'll take the stairs!

Meh, fine. I'll just take the stairs.

Howwww.. whatttt ?