Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's [Hardcover]

Elizabeth C. Brawley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0471681180 | ISBN-13: 978-0471681182 | Edition: 1

As our understanding of aging and Alzheimer's, and the cultural changes related to these phenomena, grows so do the implications for interior design. Focus on recent innovations in care environments for the aging with a resource dedicated to this topic. This comprehensive book features:

• Coverage of the emerging building types of adult day care and hospice and the increased use of gardens and outdoor space in environments for the aging.
• Material on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products.
• Design solutions that extend beyond assisted-living facilities and nursing homes as they can be easily adapted for residential use.
• Photographs, line drawings, and a 16-page color insert that bring the material to life.

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Betsy Brawley's book is full of new insights, research outcomes, and design models. A must-read for anyone dealing with the impact of environment on older people—it belongs in every designer's bookcase."
—Victor Regnier, FAIA Professor of Architecture and Gerontology University of Southern California author of Design for Assisted Living (Wiley)

"Betsy Brawley offers practical, cost-conscious yet aesthetic alternatives to the toughest issues in design for residential and group activity environments. Families, architects, design professionals, and health care professionals have much to learn from her inspired multidimensional approaches."
—Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW

Education Director Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Duke University Medical Center

We have learned much in the past decade about designing supportive care environments for aging. Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's is a detailed guide for a broad range of design issues essential to maintaining independence and functional abilities, maximizing mobility, staying socially connected, and encouraging good health. It features:

• More than 200 photographs, plus a full-color insert
• The latest information on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products
• Practical design solutions that are easily adapted for residential use
• In-depth strategies for lighting, daylighting, color, fabrics, floor covering, acoustics, wayfinding, furnishings, new technologies, and more
• Extensive information on how cultural changes are humanizing long-term care as well as adult day care, Planetree, the Green House Project, and hospice care
• Specific design suggestions for designing therapeutic gardens and outside environments for maximum pleasure and use

About the Author

ELIZABETH C. BRAWLEY, IIDA, AAHID, is President of Design Concepts Unlimited, a San Francisco-based firm that specializes in designing living environments for older people and settings for Alzheimer's special care. She is a past member of the national board of directors for the Alzheimer's Association and has gained international recognition as an expert and industry leader in the area of environmental design for aging. She is the author of Designing for Alzheimer's Disease: Strategies for Creating Better Care Environments (Wiley), which was awarded the Joel Polsky Prize by the American Society of Interior Designers in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the area of research in environment and Alzheimer's disease.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 392 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471681180
• ISBN-13: 978-0471681182
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Aging & Alzheimers, December 29, 2006

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This review is from: Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's (Hardcover)

Excellent background information that gives a solid foundation re: diseases, accidents, aging process and what the results are, including as it relates to designing residential faciliaties. Good photos and LOTS of information. Excellent resource, particularly for the design industry

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, August 31, 2009

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This review is from: Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's (Hardcover)

I'm an Interior Design student and I found this book extremely helpful. It haves a great selection of pictures as well as information. It's a great book to have in your design library,specially for Health Care Designers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous reference, September 24, 2010

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This review is from: Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimer's (Hardcover)

I was required by my graduate professor to purchase this book as a course textbook. Mrs. Brawley has done a beyond fabulous job writing a cohesive and easy-to-comprehend book with the aging population in mind. If you are contemplating purchasing this book, I highly recommend it. Even the smallest effort to support our baby-boomers can go a long way and this book goes over what we, as design professionals, should do in order to make them more comfortable and still live fulfilling lives. She also lists many helpful references if you plan on doing more thorough research on the topic.