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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677756403321

Autore

Regnier Victor <1947->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018

ISBN

1-119-18006-6

1-119-18007-4

1-119-18004-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Classificazione

527.1

720.846

Disciplina

720.84/6

Soggetti

Older people - Dwellings - Planning

Older people - Dwellings - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

What do older people want? -- What are the 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 -- 25 design ideas and concepts that can make a difference -- 15 care giving 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? -- 12 primary themes, take-aways and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

"A comprehensive guide to designing housing for the world’s aging population. The dilemma of helping older people maintain their independence through better housing with services is growing. This book presents innovative solutions for those who create and provide housing for the world’s increasingly longer-living population. By focusing on three specific housing and service arrangements, it offers alternatives that provide greater freedom of choice than the current living arrangements that exist today. It presents selected examples of housing and service solutions from the US, Sweden, Denmark and the



Netherlands to stimulate thinking about the possibilities of community-based service models. Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population looks at a trio of options for housing the “oldest-old:” the Dutch Apartment/Condo for Life Model (AFL); decentralized Small/Green Houses; and the provision of enhanced personal and health care for people who want to stay in their own home. It offers unique and eye-opening chapters covering: what older people want; what age changes affect independence; demographics and living arrangements; how long-term care is defined; concepts and objectives for housing the frail; care giving and management practices that avoid an institutional lifestyle; innovative case studies; programs that encourage staying at home with service assistance; therapeutic use of outdoor spaces; how technology will help people stay independent; and more. Housing Design for an Increasingly Older Population: Redefining Assisted Living for the Mentally and Physically Frail is an important book for those who create, design, and manage assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as for those who set policies regarding health, and personal care for our world’s aging society." -- Publisher's description.