Month: March 2008

A collaborative model takes on the care gap, part II

Read Part I here. JO: You’ve mentioned some of the functions that the program plays for employees. Can you expand on those and explain some of the Read More »

A collaborative model takes on the care gap, part I

Michigan’s elderly population is expected to expand during the next 25 years by more than 52%—from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. Its traditional source Read More »

On the Exhibit Floor at Environments for Aging

Janet Merutka of Hanna Z. Interiors and Richard Peck, Nursing Homes/HEALTHCARE DESIGN editor-in-chief, discuss some of the townhall aspects of a Read More »

Hear Ye, Hear Ye (video)

In the following video, Susan Mazer, cofounder of Healing Healthcare Systems, wraps up her session at Environments for Aging 2008 in Tucson, Arizona. Read More »

Update on the Quality Indicator Survey

For a long-term care industry yearning for an alternative—any alternative—to the OBRA state survey system that gives facilities such trouble in terms Read More »

Welcome Keynote: The New Rules for Communicating to Boomers

Matt Thornhill, the founder of The Boomer Project, a marketing research and consulting company focusing on baby boomers, gave an informative and Read More »

DESIGN Awards announced at EFA, designers inspired through personal experiences

I'll make this one short, as I've posted more info and photos about the DESIGN Awards as a news item, found here.  But I do want to say how many Read More »

Monday Morning Sunrise at EFA

Took this photo this morning (Monday), from the pool at JW Marriott. The resort and the surrounding area looks wonderful, and I think I'll go Read More »

A walk through the Splendido resort-style continuing-care facility

About 40 EFA attendees and I went on the afternoon tour of Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, a resort-styled retirement community with 246 independent Read More »

Hanging Protocols

Every PACS application has a set of image viewing and manipulation tools.  Basic features include Window and Leveling (adjusting the density, Read More »

Green and Grey and E-F-A

Just sorting out some things today before leaving for Tucson Sunday morning for the Environments for Aging conference. I hope to spend the majority Read More »

Obstacles and Solutions in Real-World Design

It is always fun—and about as real as it gets—to ask designers about the problems they encountered in getting their projects together and completed. Read More »

The stories behind the citations

Once again, the editors of DESIGN have asked the designers of the citation-winning projects to tell their stories. Read More »

Design that drives social engagement

Modern design accommodates residents’ social engagement to whatever extent they wish. Read More »

Honorable Mention: Judges’ Comments

McKenna Crossing at Shepherd's Path Pope Associates, Inc., Senior Lifestyle Design Kaye Brown: A great sense of place. Read More »

Signs of the new: A panel discussion by the jurors from SAGE

One of the questions we asked of participants this year involved their use of green design. Read More »

Product Focus

Lounge and Guest Seating Legacy Furniture Group has introduced the Celebrate Collection, its newest lounge and guest seating series. Celebrate's Read More »

The road ahead

This month marks a milestone in the evolution of senior environmental design. Why such a portentous statement? Read More »

The evidence in support of SAGE Design Principles

People are no longer willing to accept that nursing homes have to be institutional, staff-centric facilities based solely on a medical model. Read More »