Design details for health : making the most of interior design's healing potential / Cynthia A. Leibrock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leibrock, Cynthia.

Series:

Wiley series in healthcare and senior living design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities--Decoration.

Health facilities.

Interior decoration--History--20th century.

Interior decoration.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Wiley, [2000]

Summary:

Design details -- such as furnishings, finishes, wall and floor coverings, lighting, and color schemes -- are an essential part of a healthcare facility's interior environment, influencing a patient's independence, comfort, and healing, as well as the facility's staff resources and overhead costs. Drawing on the latest international research, this book showcases a range of design details and practical design solutions that are right in step with today's healthcare delivery systems.

Contents:

Part 1 Long-Term Care 1

Cost Containment 2

Reimbursement Driving Design 3

Quality of Residential Long-Term Care 4

Design Intervention 5

Technology 6

Residential Long-Term Care in Other Countries 7

1 Assisted Living Apartments 11

Assisted Living in Europe 12

Assisted Living in the United States 16

Planning Public Spaces 19

A Note on Apartments 25

2 Caring for People with Dementia 27

Programming for Dementia 32

Reducing Distractions 32

Establishing Links with the Familiar, Healthy Past 34

Providing Sensory Cues to Prompt Memory 35

Eliminating Dangerous Options 36

Avoiding Confrontations 37

Encouraging Successful Social Interaction and Family Participation 39

Releasing Excess Energy 40

Encouraging Independence 41

3 Home Health Care 45

Design Demonstration Centers 47

Cohousing 47

Group Homes 52

Independent Living 57

4 Hospice 61

Design Criteria 63

Privacy 63

Comfort 64

Support of Friends and Family 69

Hospice for People with AIDS 72

Individual Choice 73

Infection Control 75

Security 75

5 Subacute Care and Rehabilitation 77

Design of Subacute Care Facilities 77

Design for Visual Acuity 78

Design to Enhance Hearing 81

Design for Improved Cognitive Ability 84

Design for Mobility 87

Other Sensory Issues 90

Design of Rehabilitation Facilities 90

Psychiatric Rehabilitation 91

Physical Therapy 92

Occupational Therapy 93

Specialized Services 99

Part 2 Ambulatory Care 109

Health Care Cost Containment 110

The Missing Component: The Educated Consumer 111

6 Day Care and Respite 113

Adult Day Care and Respite 114

Day Care for People with Dementia 120

Child Day Care 124

7 Medical Offices 127

Reception 131

Examination and Consulting Rooms 139

Specialized Practice 144

Allergy Clinics 144

Pediatrics 145

Ambulatory Surgery 147

Oncology 148

8 Wellness Centers 153

Transforming Hospitals into Wellness Centers 158

Design Elements 160

Fitness Area 160

Nonmember Spaces 163

Locker Rooms and Wet Areas 164

Part 3 Inpatient Hospitals 171

9 Birth Centers 175

Innovations in Birth Centers 175

The Birth Room 176

Hospitable Environments 179

10 Children's Hospitals 185

Efficacy 187

Comfort and Safety 190

A Sense of Belonging 196

Positive Distraction and Diversion 196

11 Inpatient Psychiatric Units 207

Normalization 207

Patient Independence 209

Integration of the Family 209

Treatment and Therapy 210

The Body-Mind Connection 212

12 Medical Hotels 217

Cooperative Care Model 218

VIP Suites 221

13 General Hospitals 231

Innovations in Service Provision 232

Lessons from Planetree 236

A Study in Context 244

14 Critical Care 257

Emergency Departments 257

Intensive Care Units 262

Universal Patient Rooms 268

Specialized Intensive Care Units 272

Cardiac Intensive Care Units 272

Neonatal Intensive Care Units 272

Family Waiting Rooms 275.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471241946

OCLC:

41355708