Housing design for an increasingly older population : redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail / Victor Regnier, FAIA.

By:

Regnier, Victor, 1947- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2018Description: xxiii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781119180036 (cloth)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Housing design for an increasingly older populationLOC classification:

NA 7195 R44 2018

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	New Acquisitions-Ground floor	NA 7195 R44 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00033815

Includes index.

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