We have learned much in the past decade about designing supportive care environment for aging. Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's is a detailed guide for a broad range of design issues essential to maintaining independence and functional abiliies,maximizing mobility,staying socially connected, and encouraging good helth. It features:
- More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert
- The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally
friendly building products
- Practice design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use
- In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustic, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more
- Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospital care
- Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use
Chapter 1 Aging in the Twenty-First Century: Aging and Age-
Related Changes
Chapter 2 alzheimer's Diseae
Chapter 3 Environment as Treatment
Chapter 4 Aging Vision and Health
Chapter 5 Lighting and Daylighting
Chapter 6 Hearing Loss and Sound Solutions
Chapter 7 Mobility, Exercise, and Indepenence Falls
Chapter 8 Color, Finishes, and Fabric Color
Chapter 9 Floorcovering
Chapter 10 Sustainbility and Green Design
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