Apr
As the U.S. population ages, adult day services have become an integral component in the continuum of care for elderly people. Providing a variety of social and medical services for cognitively or physically impaired elderly people who otherwise might reside in institutions, these facilities can be found in a variety of building types, from purpose-built facilities to the proverbial church basement. They also vary widely in their philosophies, case mix, funding mechanisms, and services.pIn this interdisciplinary study, Keith Diaz Moore, Lyn Dally Geboy, and Gerald D. Weisman offer guidance for planning and designing good-quality adult day services centers. They encourage architects, caregivers, and staff members to think beyond the building, organizational mission, and staffing structure to conceive of the place that emerges as an interrelated system of people, programming, and physical setting.pThrough case studies, thoughtful explanations, and well-crafted illustrations, Designing a Better Day provides caregivers, architects, and administrators tools with which they can make qualitative changes for participants and their families. Organized into three parts — creating awareness, increasing understanding, and taking action — this book will be a key resource for professionals involved in creating and maintaining effective adult day services centers.A thought-provoking book that illustrates a holistic approach to architectural design and provides a welcome addition to the literature on adult day-care services. — Julienne Hanson, Journal of Aging and SocietyAn excellent contribution… should be read by students and teachers of architecture, practicing architects, facility programmers, administrators, board members, staff members — everybody who wishes to be involved in creating better ADCs. — Zachary Rosenfield, Journal of Long Term Home Health Care
