Design
How COVID-19 Could Bring a Resurgence of the “Neighborhood” Planning Model
This model features a smaller dining room and living room in each smaller “neighborhood,” reducing congestion and potential disease spread. Read More »
How Senior Care Facilities Can Help Minimize the Impact of Falls
Senior care facilities need to not only work to prevent falls, but also to minimize the injuries that result when falls do occur. Read More »
Podcast: SmartCells Solutions are Making Seniors Safer
Bryce Betteridge, CEO of SmartCells Cushioning Technology, was recently featured on a podcast about senior care to highlight how his company is helping prevent fall-related injuries in seniors. Read More »
Senior Fall Prevention – What Is Missing?
Fall prevention is important, but mitigating the injuries that may result from a fall is equally important - and often overlooked. Read More »
SmartCells Flooring Success Story
Learn how SmartCells Flooring allows your loved one greater freedom to live in their home, or yours, for a longer period of time by reducing fall-related injuries. Read More »
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans for Senior Care Facilities
48% of all structural fires in health care facilities occurred in skilled nursing facilities. You can reduce the risk of a fire becoming a tragic event. Read More »
Building Sustainability in Your Facility
Reducing energy and resource usage isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for your bottom line, too. Read More »
Q&A: What to Know Before You Build or Renovate
Planning to renovate, expand or build a new facility? Read this first. Read More »
Adjustable sink for sitting or standing
European manufacturer Pressalit Care has devised a sink that can be raised or lowered after installation. Read More »
Personalized doors help residents with dementia to find their way
Door decals are giving a Canadian memory care facility a new look and helping residents with wayfinding and navigation.
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Shopping for good
A Virginia resale boutique pledged $125k toward a memory care retrofit at an area senior living facility.
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Community through cohousing
The cohousing trend is gaining ground with seniors as a way to downsize and live with others but is an alternative to care facilities.
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An integrated approach to memory care
Heritage Senior Living has developed a person-centered approach for memory care that is supported by physical surroundings. Read More »
Bright Ideas: Smart lighting
Emerging lighting solutions can react to resident movements and adapt to mimic the cycle of dawn to dusk.
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NY nonprofit plans LGBT-friendly housing development
The LGBT Network plans to build a housing complex where seniors can be free to be themselves.
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Sensory garden engages residents with dementia to touch, smell their surroundings
An Australian town has built a unique garden where visitors are encouraged to smell—and touch—the roses.
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Silverado invests in Chicagoland for memory care
The national memory care provider is building its fifth site in the Chicago area—this time, a 47,000 sq. ft. community that will serve up to 90 residents with dementia.
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A look through their eyes
What does your facility's interior space look like to a person with dementia? Two senior living design experts discuss common pitfalls that can can confuse residents with cognitive challenges and jeopardize their safety.
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Researching memory care design
A university lecturer has been awarded a grant to continue her research on how spatial configuration and design in long-term care facilities influences residents with dementia.
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Setting the lighting mood
Lighting can have a big impact on a resident’s day-to-day routine, comforts and well-being, resident blogger Kathleen Mears explains.
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Veyo to double its transportation market in 2017
The California startup has its wheels in motion to transform non-medical transportation for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Read More »
Flooring company wants patients to step in line
Ecore flooring is expanding its research project to see if flooring can reduce falls risk in healthcare environments.
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‘It’s five o’clock’ anytime at one retirement community
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville lifestyle brand plans to extend the vacation through a $1 billion planned retirement community in south Florida.
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Re-evaluating vision and gait
Poor vision is a well known contributor to falls risk, but Irish researchers say the reason why isn’t what we thought.
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Age-friendly dining
Researchers have designed a new tool to assess how elder-friendly a dining space is. Turns out, healthy dining for older adults is about a lot more than food. How would your dining venues rate? Read More »
Memories of home: Bathroom
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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Memories of home: Bedroom
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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Memories of home: Living room
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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Memories of home: Dining room
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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Memories of home: Entryway
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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