Nicole Stempak |
January 13, 2017
A forecast the 2017 senior living design trends, as determined by experts at the third annual Senior Living Design Symposium.
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What values are driving the design of today’s senior living communities? Linden Wood Village is an example of how senior living communtities can balance amenities and variety with safety and security, all while being good neighbors.
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Nicole Stempak |
November 7, 2016
A first-of-its-kind memory care facility is designed specifically for people with developmental disabilities. At least one of every two people with Down syndrome will develop some type of dementia as they age.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 27, 2016
Views of nature are healthy, and one company has found a way to brings the sunrises and sunsets indoors.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 25, 2016
The new Alzheimer’s clinic, named for the Lady Vols Head Coach, sports dementia-friendly design.
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Nicole Stempak |
September 29, 2016
New research suggests the key to helping dual-eligible seniors stay at home—and stay healthy—begins by speaking with, not to, seniors.
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Pamela Tabar |
August 31, 2016
In the eternal battle to win over move-ins, senior housing relies on design to support both quality medical care and hospitality amenities.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 14, 2016
Novant Health family medicine clinic broke ground at a planned retirement community in Bolivia, N.C. Pine Forest Planation will have a 50-acre health and wellness community to appeal to potential residents who value close access to medical care.
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Nicole Stempak |
June 14, 2016
A Kansas retirement complex is building, renovating and upgrading its campus to meet changing consumer needs and stay competitive in the marketplace. That means adding more independent living, a new memory center, common area space and a rehab center.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 8, 2016
Welltower’s “Manhattan Project” is banking on the concept of high-service, high-rise senior living right in the middle of Midtown and the Upper East Side.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 26, 2016
The Tiffany Springs Senior Community is scheduled to have 300 residential units across the continuum of care as well as high-end facilities and amenities. It is expected to open in summer 2017.
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Nicole Stempak |
May 25, 2016
A new park next to a Boston-area Veterans Affairs Medical Center is a serene and secure space for veterans with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to roam.
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Pamela Tabar |
January 21, 2016
The investment firm's healthcare arm taps one of the country’s most famous senior care culture change gurus.
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Create a senior living community that is resident friendly, beautiful and functional by considering how the space might be used and adapted today and tomorrow.
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Megan Combs |
July 20, 2015
Compared to the rate of visual impairment in the general older adult population, seniors living in subsidized housing have considerably worse vision.
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Megan Combs |
June 12, 2015
A new Penn State study found that the more stimulating a senior living environment was, the less apathy a resident with dementia had.
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Lois Bowers |
June 3, 2015
Senior living is expected to be the second-most active segment of the multifamily housing area over the next three years, and trends related to older adults will be shaping real estate efforts for years to come, according to a new report.
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Lois Bowers |
May 11, 2015
Residents of an assisted living community may not have recognized the artwork hanging on a fellow resident’s walls, but the three paintings had been hidden from the Allies during World War II and subsequently found their way into the United States.
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Quality improvement, staffing, regulatory and operational design issues were among the hot topics for the brand’s readers, website visitors and social media friends and followers in 2014.
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The Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Enironments has elected new board members and officers.
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Pamela Tabar |
October 29, 2014
So, you built it, and they haven’t come (yet). How will you parlay your continuing care retirement community (CCRC) investments? Financial experts and long-term care CEOs provide tips on how to keep your CCRC in the black.
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The master planning process behind the $61 million expansion of Aldersgate in Charlotte, N.C., took an exhaustive look at all options, with many voices, before deciding to “embrace the space.”
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This year's Environments for Aging Remodel/Renovation competition focused on resident amenities. Check out the winning project and see who was a finalist.
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Pamela Tabar |
August 19, 2014
A roomful of experts in senior living environments, architecture and interior design, editors from Long-Term Living, Environments for Aging and Healthcare Design, and Vendome Group’s conference planners gathered in Baltimore with a daunting task: choosing the very best submitted educational sessions for the 2015 Environments for Aging Conference. If your site or chain is mulling over a new construction or renovation project, the conference could be your #1 learning opportunity.
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New design guidelines from the Thomas Pocklington Trust and University of Stirling in the United Kingdom seek to enable those with dementia and sight loss to remain as independent as possible in seniors housing or at home.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 18, 2014
Two leading long-term care groups have joined efforts to create a best practices guide for building and designing residential and care spaces for those living with dementia.
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Pamela Tabar |
June 10, 2014
The second annual Landscape Architecture for Healthcare Communities awards program is open for submissions, and there's a category specifically for senior living communities.
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A new survey provides some insights into how Americans select senior living communities for themselves or their loved ones.
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A senior living provider and general contractor share what they have learned through the process of building of five small house neighborhoods and delivering person-centered skilled nursing care. See the photo gallery, too.
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