Design
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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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?
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Memories of home: Bathroom
The latest in memory care design gives the look, feel and comfort of home.
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