In this article you will learn how to adjust the type of a housing unit, such as when a single-person housing unit becomes a multi-person housing unit.
2 min task
What
Sometimes the use of a housing unit changes over time. A single-person room may become a multi-person room. A common area may need to be converted into resident's housing unit. In these cases, you need to update the housing unit type.
The housing unit type defines whether the space is used by one resident, multiple residents, or all residents (e.g., a living room). You can update the housing unit type at any time from the housing unit overview. Changing the housing unit type will impact how many residents can be assigned to that unit.
To learn more about changing the room type, such as turning a hobby room into a bedroom, read this article.
Common rooms can be converted into a single-person or multi-person housing unit, but it is not possible to convert a private housing unit into a common area. To convert a multi-person housing unit into a single-person housing unit, you will first need to move the second resident to another housing unit, if there is already more than one resident assigned to the multi-person housing unit.
Converting housing units from a Jack & Jill housing unit type to another, or vice versa, is not possible without help from Nobi Support.
Why
The housing unit type determines how Nobi applies resident privacy settings, monitoring events, and other smart monitoring features. If the housing unit type is not set correctly, Nobi may not behave as expected.
Some smart monitoring features, such as night reports and certain fall prevention functions, are not available in multi-person rooms. In shared rooms, the most restrictive privacy settings of the linked residents will be applied.
Note: If the light is moved to a new room or repurposed for a different function, always reset it to factory settings to ensure a clean setup.
Detailed steps
- From the menu, click on housing units.
Click on Edit button next to the housing unit you want to change.
- Using the drop-down menu, select the housing unit type.
- Click Save to complete the change.
- You will now be brought back to the housing units overview and a confirmation banner will appear at the top of the page.
The housing unit type is now updated.
Still have questions? Contact Nobi Support.