Building type basics for senior living / Perkins Eastman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eastman, Perkins.

Contributor:

Perkins, L. Bradford.

Series:

Building Type Basics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Dwellings--United States--Planning.

Older people.

Old age homes--United States--Design and construction.

Old age homes.

Adult day care centers--United States--Design and construction.

Adult day care centers.

Nursing homes--United States--Design and construction.

Nursing homes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2013.

John Wiley and Sons, Inc. [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Essential information for the design of senior living facilities Building Type Basics for Senior Living, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for essential information you need to plan and successfully complete the design of residential care environments for seniors on time and within budget. Primary authors Bradford Perkins and J. David Hoglund and their Perkins Eastman colleagues-all experts in senior living design-share firsthand knowledge to guide you through all aspects of the design of senior living communities, including independent living and assisted livi

Contents:

Building Type Basics for: Senior Living; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Senior Living Today; State of the Industry; Demographics; Accessibility; Solutions; Design and the Aging Process; Biological Aging; Social Passage; 2. Programming & Planning Guidelines; Understanding the Marketplace; Programming Space Guidelines; Community Based Options; Typical users; Sponsors, Settings, Payments, and Reimbursements; Geriatric Outpatient Clinic; Adult Day Care; Long-Term Care; Typical Users and Care; Sponsors and Owners; Settings; Program and Design; Housing Models; Long-Term Care Programs

Program and DesignHospice; Users and Services; History of Hospice; Sponsors and Owners; Purpose-Built Hospice Care Settings; Program and Design; Payment, Reimbursement, and Regulation; Assisted Living Residences; Typical Users; Sponsors and Owners; Settings; Program and Design; Resident Unit; Unit Features; Unit Amenities; Planning Approaches; Payment, Reimbursement, and Regulation; Regulation; Trends and Innovations; Residences for Persons with Alzheimer's and Dementia; Typical Users; Sponsors and Owners; Settings; Program and Design; Design Considerations

New Housing and Care ConceptsGreen Houses and Small Houses; Culture Change; Affordability; Reducing the Cost of Housing for Seniors; 4. Project Process and Management; Planning, Design, and Implementation Process; Strategic Planning and Preliminary Definition of Need; Feasibility Analysis; Selection and Organization of Project Team; Programming and Predesign; Schematic Design; Obtaining Approval and/or Financing; Design Development; Construction Documentation; Selection of the Construction and FF&E Installation Teams and Purchasing; Construction and Installation; Occupancy

Common Problems and Cautions

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2013).

Related Work:

Perkins, L. Bradford. Building type basics for senior living.

ISBN:

9781118330180

1118330188

9781118332900

1118332903

OCLC:

799025261