In long-term or assisted living facilities, patients often spend time in the facilities’ courtyards or gardens, and this life safety and security hardware system is designed specifically for those applications. The weatherized system can be equipped with panic hardware on gates, and it is scalable for more complex applications. Components include weatherized panic devices with delay unlocking hardware and a 15-second alarm; access control devices with keypads or card readers; and weatherized door-propped alarms.