Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.
Contents:
Aging and Alzheimer's disease: implications for design. Aging in the twenty-first century: aging and age-related changes -- Alzheimer's disease -- Environment as treatment -- Good design for living at any age. Aging vision and health -- Lighting and daylighting -- Hearing loss and sound solutions -- Mobility, exercise, and independence -- Color, finishes, and fabric -- Floorcovering -- Sustainability and green design -- Culture change: creating home and community. What is culture change? -- Hearth and home: gathering spaces -- Private spaces: resident bedrooms, bathrooms, and bathing environments -- Social living spaces -- Innovative care models. The green house -- Adult day care -- The Planetree model -- Hospice: end-of-life care -- Gardens and outdoor spaces. Creating gardens and outside environments -- What does success look like and how will you know?
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