Care Home Evacuation Starter Kit in Emergency Equipment Bag

The Care Home Emergency Evacuation Starter Kit is an affordable entry-level evacuation kit designed for care homes, nursing homes, and residential care facilities that need a practical, grab-and-go solution without the cost of a fully comprehensive kit.

Packed into a robust red emergency equipment bag — the same PU-coated polyester bag used across EVAQ8's professional emergency kit range — this starter kit gives care home staff immediate access to the essential equipment needed to manage a safe and orderly evacuation. The bag features dual zipper pulls compatible with security seals, so contents can be kept sealed and tamper-evident between drills, and a hook-and-loop panel on the reverse for wall or surface mounting at a warden station.

The 100 resident wristbands are a key feature of this kit and reflect the specific demands of care home evacuation. In an emergency — particularly for residents living with dementia, non-verbal residents, or those in distress — ensuring each individual can be quickly identified is a critical part of safe evacuation management. The wristbands can be pre-labelled or labelled at the point of evacuation using the included permanent marker.

This kit is suitable as a primary kit for a small care home unit or wing, or as an additional kit to supplement the full EVAQ8 Care Home Evacuation Kit (E133) in a larger facility. CQC inspections and fire risk assessments increasingly require evidence of specific evacuation equipment — this kit provides a documented, ready-made starting point.

All EVAQ8 kits are assembled in the UK.

Kit contents:

• 1 × High-visibility vest
• 20 × Emergency foil blankets
• 1 × Head torch with batteries
• 1 × Small first aid kit
• 1 × Permanent marker pen
• 100 × Resident wrist name bands
• 1 × Whistle with neck lanyard
• 1 × Red emergency equipment bag with velcro panel and dual security-seal-compatible zippers

Suitable for: care homes, nursing homes, residential care facilities, sheltered housing, supported living

Upgrade option: For a more comprehensive solution including patient evacuation aids, a loudhaler, emergency water rations, and additional warden equipment, see the Care Home Evacuation Kit (E133).