Housing design for an increasingly older population : redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail /
Regnier, Victor, 1947-
Housing design for an increasingly older population : redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail / Victor Regnier, FAIA. - xxiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes index.
What do older people want? -- What are the major aging changes that affect independence? -- Demographics and living arrangements -- How is long term care defined? what are the choices? -- Concepts and objectives for housing the frail -- 20 design ideas and concepts that can make a difference -- 12 caregiving and management practices that avoid an institutional lifestyle -- 21 building case studies -- Programs that encourage staying at home with service assistance -- Therapeutic use of outdoor spaces and plant materials -- How will technology help people stay independent and avoid institutionalization? -- Primary themes, takeaways and conclusions.
9781119180036 (cloth)
2018008635
Older people--Housing--Planning.
Older people--Housing--Design and construction.
Domestic architecture for older people.
Congregate housing.
NA 7195 / R44 2018
Housing design for an increasingly older population : redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail / Victor Regnier, FAIA. - xxiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes index.
What do older people want? -- What are the major aging changes that affect independence? -- Demographics and living arrangements -- How is long term care defined? what are the choices? -- Concepts and objectives for housing the frail -- 20 design ideas and concepts that can make a difference -- 12 caregiving and management practices that avoid an institutional lifestyle -- 21 building case studies -- Programs that encourage staying at home with service assistance -- Therapeutic use of outdoor spaces and plant materials -- How will technology help people stay independent and avoid institutionalization? -- Primary themes, takeaways and conclusions.
9781119180036 (cloth)
2018008635
Older people--Housing--Planning.
Older people--Housing--Design and construction.
Domestic architecture for older people.
Congregate housing.
NA 7195 / R44 2018