Texas Granite
No-wax solid vinyl tile with a 30-year life expectancy and over 40% less annual upkeep than waxed VCT
Senior living
Senior living and assisted living flooring
Senior living and assisted living communities are homes that also run as care facilities. Resident rooms, corridors, dining rooms and memory care units need floors that look residential, stay safe underfoot for residents using walkers and wheelchairs, clean quickly and keep the building quiet. Yorkshore specifies resilient flooring for senior living across Florida and New England.
Curated selection
Recommended products
Products our team commonly specifies for these environments. Confirm suitability for your project with a specialist.
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Mirra
30 mil wood- and stone-look luxury vinyl plank and tile for heavy commercial traffic
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ABPure
Red List Free rubber tile and sheet with Nfuse, tested to ASTM F1515 for color durability
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Sonata
20 mil wood- and stone-look luxury vinyl plank and tile for medium-to-heavy commercial traffic
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Sonata Elements
Large-format 18 x 36 in luxury vinyl tile designed to coordinate with gradient carpet tile
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Silver Knight
Heterogeneous sheet vinyl with a self-disinfecting wear layer for healthcare and commercial interiors
Applications
Spaces we specify for
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Resident rooms
Resident rooms are homes first. Wood-look resilient flooring gives a residential visual while standing up to beds, lift equipment and daily cleaning.
- Residential visuals
- Static loads from beds and furniture
- Cleaning and disinfection routine
- Slip resistance
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Corridors
Corridors carry walkers, wheelchairs, meal carts and staff around the clock. Rolling-load ratings, scuff resistance and a no-wax finish matter here, and visual contrast at thresholds helps residents with low vision.
- Rolling loads from carts and wheelchairs
- Scratch and scuff resistance
- No-wax maintenance
- Visual contrast at thresholds and edges
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Dining rooms
Dining rooms see spills, chair movement and several seatings a day. Slip-resistant, easy-to-clean resilient flooring with a warm visual keeps the room residential.
- Slip resistance
- Spill cleanup
- Chair traffic
- Warm, residential visuals
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Memory care
Memory care units ask for calm, consistent flooring. Low-contrast patterns and continuous surfaces without abrupt visual breaks are commonly preferred, with slip resistance and cleanability underneath.
- Low-contrast, non-glare patterns
- Continuous surface without abrupt changes
- Slip resistance
- Cleanability and odor control
Selection factors
What to consider
- Slip resistance for residents on foot and with walkers
- Rolling loads from wheelchairs, lifts and meal carts
- Cleanability and no-wax maintenance
- Acoustics in corridors and shared rooms
- Residential visuals, with low-glare, low-contrast patterns for memory care
- Welded seams and coved bases where care routines require them
Related performance requirements
Technical resources
Specifications and documents
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Texas Granite — Technical specifications
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Texas Granite — Maintenance instructions
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Mirra — Technical specifications
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ABPure — Technical specifications
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Sonata & Sonata Elements — Technical specifications
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Luxury vinyl tile — Maintenance instructions (Mirra, Sonata, Sonata Elements)
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Silver Knight Acoustic 7 — Technical data sheet
Guides
Guides for this application
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Rubber vs. sheet vinyl for healthcare: which is better?
Sheet vinyl where infection control needs a seamless, welded floor; homogeneous rubber where comfort, slip resistance and through-color durability come first...
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What is the best flooring for hospital patient rooms and corridors?
Homogeneous solid vinyl or sheet vinyl for corridors; heat-welded sheet vinyl or 20–30 mil LVT for patient rooms. How to compare rolling-load ratings, seams,...
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