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Design innovations for aging and Alzheimer's : creating caring environments / Elizabeth C. Brawley.

By: Brawley, Elizabeth C.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2006Description: xxi, 350 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0471681180 (hbk.); 9780471681182 (hbk.).Subject(s): Long-term care facilities -- Design and construction | Older people -- Dwellings -- Design and construction | Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Dwellings -- Design and construction | Aging -- Environmental aspects | Architecture -- Psychological aspects | Interior decoration -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 725.56
Contents:
Section I: Aging and alzheimer's disease: implications for design -- 1. Aging in the twenty-first century: aging and age-related changes - 2. Alzheimer's disease - 3. Environment as treatment -- Section II: Good design for living at a any age: 4. Aging vision and health - 5. Lighting and daylighting - 6. Hearing loss and sound solutions - 7. Mobility, exercise, and independence - 8. Color, finishes, and fabric - 9. Floorcovering - 10. Sustainability and green design -- Section III: Culture change: Creating home and community: 11. What is culture change? - 12. Hearth and home: gathering spaces - 13. Private spaces: resident bedrooms, bathrooms, and bathing environments - 14. Social living spaces -- Section IV: Innovative care models: 15. The green house - 16. Adult day care - 17. The planetree model - 18. Hospice: end-of-life care -- Section V: Gardens and outdoor spaces: 19. Creating gardens and outside environments -- Section VI: What does success look like? - 20. What does success look like and how will you know?.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-325) and index.

Section I: Aging and alzheimer's disease: implications for design -- 1. Aging in the twenty-first century: aging and age-related changes - 2. Alzheimer's disease - 3. Environment as treatment -- Section II: Good design for living at a any age: 4. Aging vision and health - 5. Lighting and daylighting - 6. Hearing loss and sound solutions - 7. Mobility, exercise, and independence - 8. Color, finishes, and fabric - 9. Floorcovering - 10. Sustainability and green design -- Section III: Culture change: Creating home and community: 11. What is culture change? - 12. Hearth and home: gathering spaces - 13. Private spaces: resident bedrooms, bathrooms, and bathing environments - 14. Social living spaces -- Section IV: Innovative care models: 15. The green house - 16. Adult day care - 17. The planetree model - 18. Hospice: end-of-life care -- Section V: Gardens and outdoor spaces: 19. Creating gardens and outside environments -- Section VI: What does success look like? - 20. What does success look like and how will you know?.