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Designing a Better Day
Moore, Keith Diaz; Geboy, Lyn Dally; Weisman, Gerald D.
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Description for Designing a Better Day
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 216 pages, 67, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP3; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
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. In 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 ... Read more
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. In 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801884153
SKU
V9780801884153
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About Moore, Keith Diaz; Geboy, Lyn Dally; Weisman, Gerald D.
Keith Diaz Moore is associate professor and chair of the architecture program, University of Kansas. Lyn Dally Geboy is an environmental design researcher and consultant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gerald D. Weisman is a professor of architecture and Director of the Institute on Aging and Environment at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Reviews for Designing a Better Day
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 Society 2007 An 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 ... Read more
Julienne Hanson Journal of Aging and Society 2007 An 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 ... Read more