Best Practices

The situation
Residents may be asked to comply with rules encouraging them to clean and maintain their personal spaces such as bedrooms. As residents’ backgrounds vary, they may be unfamiliar with the detailed expectation of what ‘clean’ or ‘orderly’ really looks like. Disagreements can result.

Potential solution
Detailed text and especially photos of expectations for cleanliness and order in spaces can help residents understand what is meant by these rules. Posting these aids nearby the rooms where the actions are to take place are convenient and logical.
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Location: Bahkita Gardens, Seattle.

Key words
Orderliness
Cleanliness
Orientation
Emergency shelters
Transitional shelters
Permanent supportive housing