CAREGARD™
CAREGARD™ is purpose-built security glazing designed for behavioral health environments where safety, visibility, and healing must coexist. Engineered for both healthcare and correctional behavioral health applications, CAREGARD™ combines advanced security performance with natural daylight to create safer, more therapeutic spaces.
Designed for Healing. Engineered for Protection.
CAREGARD™ is purpose-built security glazing engineered for behavioral healthcare and correctional behavioral health environments where safety, visibility, and patient well-being are equally important. It combines forced-entry resistance, ballistic protection, and natural daylight into a single glazing solution, helping create safer, brighter, and more therapeutic spaces without compromising security.
Applications
CAREGARD™ security glazing is trusted in psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health units, crisis stabilization centers, emergency departments, patient observation rooms, and correctional mental health facilities. Engineered for demanding environments, it helps protect patients, staff, and visitors while supporting modern therapeutic design.
Behavioral Health Units
Purpose-built glazing for inpatient behavioral health units that enhances patient safety while maintaining clear observation, natural daylight, and a calming therapeutic environment.
Psychiatric Hospitals
High-security glazing designed for psychiatric hospitals to support patient care with forced-entry resistance, ballistic protection, and exceptional visibility without creating an institutional appearance.
Crisis Stabilization Centers
Protect patients and staff in crisis stabilization centers with security glazing engineered to withstand demanding environments while preserving daylight and open sightlines.
Emergency Departments
Create safer emergency department behavioral health spaces with glazing that improves observation, enhances security, and supports patient-centered design.
Patient Observation Rooms
Security glazing that provides unobstructed visibility for continuous patient observation while helping create a comfortable, healing environment.
Medical Intake Areas
Durable behavioral health glazing that creates a secure first point of contact while maintaining openness, visibility, and a welcoming atmosphere.
Mental Health Housing Units
Purpose-built security glazing for correctional mental health housing units that balances inmate safety, staff protection, and clear observation.
Suicide Prevention Cells
Enhanced security glazing designed to reduce risk while supporting safe observation and long-term durability in suicide prevention environments.
Behavioral Health Observation Rooms
Engineered for continuous monitoring, CAREGARD™ provides exceptional visibility and security for behavioral health observation rooms in healthcare and correctional facilities.
Counseling & Treatment Rooms
Create private, secure counseling and treatment spaces with glazing that supports dignity, visibility, and therapeutic architectural design.
Key Capabilities
Enhanced Security
CAREGARD™ combines forced-entry resistance, ballistic protection, and impact safety into a single glazing solution, helping protect patients, staff, and visitors in behavioral healthcare and correctional behavioral health environments.
Therapeutic Design
Unlike traditional security glazing, CAREGARD™ is engineered to maximize natural daylight and clear visibility, supporting healing-focused architectural design while creating brighter, more welcoming spaces for recovery and observation.
Flexible Architectural Solutions
Available in monolithic, laminated, insulated glass, and custom glazing configurations, CAREGARD™ integrates seamlessly into patient rooms, observation areas, intake spaces, counseling rooms, and behavioral health units without compromising aesthetics or performance.
More information on CAREGARD™ and related products
CAREGARD™ Brochure
Discover how CAREGARD™ Security Glazing delivers purpose-built protection for behavioral health and correctional facilities by combining forced-entry and ballistic resistance with daylight-maximizing design. This brochure provides details on performance capabilities, architectural integration options, and key benefits for creating safe, therapeutic, and healing-focused environments.
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CHILDGARD® Brochure
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What is CAREGARD™ healthcare security glazing?
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CAREGARD™ is a healthcare security glazing solution designed for environments where safety, security, visibility, and durability are important. It features a symmetrical glass-clad polycarbonate construction with heat-treated glass on both exposed surfaces and provides both forced-entry and ballistic-resistant performance.
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Where can CAREGARD™ healthcare security glazing be used?
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CAREGARD™ is designed for healthcare and behavioral health environments, including psychiatric hospitals, behavioral health units, crisis stabilization centers, emergency departments, patient observation rooms, medical intake areas, correctional mental health facilities, and counseling and treatment spaces.
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Is CAREGARD™ tested for forced-entry resistance?
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Yes. CAREGARD™ has been tested to ASTM F1233-08 Glass Class 1.4 (Body Passage) and ASTM F3561 Level 8. It also carries a 5-aa1 rating for 16 minutes.
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Is CAREGARD™ bullet resistant?
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Yes. CAREGARD™ has been tested for NIJ Level IIA and NIJ Level II ballistic performance using 9mm FMJ ammunition. Testing resulted in no penetration and no spall. It has also been tested to H.P. White Level A using .38 Special ammunition with no penetration.
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How thick is CAREGARD™?
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CAREGARD™ has a nominal thickness of .527 inches, approximately 9/16 inch, with a specified thickness range of .479 to .573 inches. The glazing weighs approximately 4.95 pounds per square foot.
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What sizes are available for CAREGARD™?
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CAREGARD™ is available in sizes ranging from 12 × 12 inches up to 60 × 96 inches. Project requirements should be reviewed to ensure the appropriate glazing size and configuration are selected for the opening.
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Can CAREGARD™ be customized for privacy, aesthetics, or energy performance?
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Yes. Available options include tinted glass, low-iron glass, printed glass, low-E glass, reflective glass including transparent mirror, bird-friendly glazing, insulating glass units (IGUs), switchable smart glass, and tinted or translucent interlayers. Some options may increase the overall glazing thickness.
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Does CAREGARD™ meet safety glazing standards?
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Yes. CAREGARD™ meets ANSI Z97.1 and CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Category I & II impact requirements. Applicable standards also include ASTM C1036, ASTM C1048, ASTM C1349, and ASTM C1422.
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Can CAREGARD™ be incorporated into insulating glass units for exterior applications?
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Yes. CAREGARD™ can be incorporated into insulating glass unit configurations and is available with options such as low-E, tinted, reflective, and other architectural glass. The complete glazing system should be selected based on the security, thermal, solar-control, weather, and other performance requirements of the project.
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What should architects and facility teams consider when specifying CAREGARD™?
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Important considerations include the function and location of the opening, anticipated threat, required security performance, staff observation needs, privacy requirements, interior or exterior application, panel dimensions, and applicable project requirements. The glazing should also be properly coordinated with the framing system, sealants, edge engagement, surrounding construction, and installation requirements.
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