housing design for an increasingly older population redefining assisted living for the mentally and physically frail

1、“Longerlifespanstheneedsoftheoldestoldarechallengingthesenilivingindustrytofindboldcompassionatesolutionstocombineprogramsserviceswithhousing.VictRegnier’slatestresearchprovidesathoughtfulinsightfulroadmapthatarraysnewwa

2、ysofthinkingfromsmallscalesettingstocommunitybasedoptions.Internationalcasestudiesofferpossiblesolutionswiththebestthinkingfromaroundtheglobe...allwithVic’suniqueperspectiveofextractingthemesconceptsthatarebroadlyapplica

3、bleessentialtoaddressingtheneedsofthosethatliveonlife’sfragileedge.”—J.DavidHoglundFAIALEEDAPPresidentChiefOperatingOfficerPerkinsEastmanArchitectsNewYkNewYk“InhislatestbookVictRegnierreliesonbestpracticesfromnthernEurop

4、etoidentifyathreeprongapproachtohousingourmostvulnerableelders.Firstprovidecomprehensivehomecareservicesinan“apartmentflife”setting.Secondrefmtheconventionalnursinghomebydevelopingsmallgroupaccommodations.Thirdcombinenew

5、technologywithcommunitybasedservices.HeillustratestheseideasusingcasestudiesfromtheU.S.abroad.Therapidgrowthofthe90100populationexpectedinthenext50yearsmakeitclearhowimptantitistoaddressthisconcerntoday.”—EdwardSteinfeld

6、ArchDAIASUNYDistinguishedProfessofArchitectureACSADistinguishedProfessSUNYBuffaloBuffaloNewYk“HealthcareftheagedistransitioningfrominstitutiontohomeacrossNthAmerica.Regniercarefullyexaminesthismovementinthecontextofthein

7、creasingnumberoftheoldestoldinneedofhumanecareenvironments.Thehumanizationoftechnologyoptimizationoftheimpactofnatureasatherapeuticmodalityareexaminedinrelationtohealthpoliciesinsupptoftheaged.Thisbookistimelyinsofarasth

8、issocietalcohtishavingasignificantimpactinboththepublicprivatesectofthehealthcareindustrywilldosofthefeseeablefuture.”—StephenVerderberPhDACSADistinguishedProfessProfessArchitectUniversityofTontoTontoOntarioHousingDesign

9、fanIncreasinglyOlderPopulation:RedefiningAssistedLivingftheMentallyPhysicallyFrail“Theolderwegetthemeimptantexplingdiscussingnewdirectionsfhousingcarequalityoflifebecomes.Regnier’sbookdoesjustthat–raisingsignificantquest

10、ionsthatdeserveattention:DoeslivinglongermeanmelifequalitymetimewithchronicconditionsIshousingpartofhealthcareishealthcareitsownconstructCanthoselivingwithdementiaexperienceasatisfyinglifedoesadementiadiagnosismeandespai

11、rlossThedifferenceheaddressesbetweennursinghomesalternativehousingoptionsreflectsafundamentalconflictbetweenanagestigmatizingnarrativeofdespairahopefulYouCanMakeaDifference(YCMAD)approach.”—JohnZeiselPhDHonDScAuthI’mStil

12、lHere:ANewPhilosophyofAlzheimer’sCareBostonMassachusetts“Thisisbyfarthebestbookabouthowtomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationofolderpersonsfarangeofhousingchoicesthatareenrichingsupptivelinkedwithservices.Itiswellwrittenbeau

13、tifullyillustratedfullofwonderfulexamplesdrawnfromVictRegnier’svastexperiencearoundthewld.Whatmakesitsospecialishisabilitytoidentifyideasconceptsthatcanmakeadifference(e.g.stimulatingsocialinteraction)thenprovideexamples

14、ofplacesthathavedoneitwell.Itisanindispensableresourcefarchitectsplannersdevelopersserviceprovidersgerontologistspolicymakerswhocareaboutprovidingthebestpossibleenvironmentsfolderpersonswhoarephysicallyfrailhavedementia.