Life Care & Senior Living
Life care and senior living facilities carry hospital-grade emergency power obligations on a much smaller budget. Hedgehog Power Systems provides generator maintenance, testing, and documentation for senior living communities across Illinois and the Midwest, sized to what the facility actually needs to pass a CMS or state survey.
The requirements this facility answers to.
Requirements differ between editions of NFPA 110, and the edition that applies is the one adopted by your local authority having jurisdiction. Confirm the adopted edition with your AHJ, accreditor, or insurer before relying on any schedule.
CMS Life Safety Code survey
Nursing homes are surveyed against the 2010 edition of NFPA 110 and the 2012 edition of NFPA 99. The generator log is one of the first things a surveyor asks to see.
NFPA 110 monthly and 36-month testing
Monthly exercise at 30% of nameplate, transfer switch operation, annual fuel testing, and the 36-month 4-hour run for Level 1 systems.
Predictable spend
A planned maintenance schedule with a written scope, so the facility knows what the year costs before it starts.
Scope of work.
- Monthly exercise and transfer switch testing on a fixed schedule
- Annual fuel quality testing and breaker exercising
- Battery testing and replacement, the most common cause of a no-start
- Survey-ready written records kept current
- Emergency response when a unit fails during an outage
Start with a walk-through.
We inventory the generators and transfer switches, confirm the Level and Type, review the last twelve months of records, and hand back a written testing plan.
(708) 292-6300- Response within 1 business day
- NFPA 70E trained and certified technicians
- Written record after every visit
Also served.
Hospitals & Healthcare
Joint Commission surveys, NFPA 99 Type 1 systems, and records that hold up under review.
Data Centers & Critical Facilities
Paralleled systems, planned work windows, and technicians who respect the load.
Public Health Facilities
Standby power for clinics, labs, and public health operations that cannot pause.
Power that stays on.
Preventive maintenance, testing, and repair for standby generators across Illinois and the Midwest. One call reaches a technician, not a call center.