Design 
Color Trends in Healthcare Design and Designing for the Future(0)
We have learned that nature design themes can help with the healing process. Will the holistic colors and designs that are being used now stand the test of time ? These topics are discussed in this article from Healthcare Design.
Environments for Aging 2010: March 21 - 23
Learn about this three day conference in which attendees and presenters will have the opportunity to explore and share new and innovative ideas for creating attractive and functional living spaces for the elderly. Click below to link to the Environments for Aging website.
All Work is a Learning Process
Have you ever thought about the number of lessons learned from past projects you have completed and their value ? This article from Healthcare Building Ideas discusses the importance of tracking and reviewing finished projects so that the “good aspects” can be repeated while the “mistakes” can be prevented on future jobs.
ASID: Digging up Dirt…on Dirt
Learn how garden-filled atriums in healthcare facilities help patients with the healing process in this article from Healthcare Design.
More in this category:
- ASID: Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities and New Developments in Nanotechnology
- Thinking Inside of the Box
- Architectural Considerations when planning for an Overbuild
- Dare to be Daring ? Color or Non-Color to enhance the Patient Room ?
- Ergonomics for Healthier Staff
- Caring for Caregivers: Designing Environments for Recruitment and Retention
- A new focus for Alzheimer’s Patients
- Three Observations on Senior Living
- Solid Surface Flooring versus Carpet in Skilled Nursing
- Healthcare Design 2009 Conference
- Dust Control During Construction: A Matter of Life and Death
- Designing Humanized Healthcare Interiors for Behavioral Disorder Patients
- Bariatric Design is an Emerging Concern for Healthcare Designers
- Cooper Lighting Healthcare Solutions Workshop Offered in California and Texas
- Durability Tops Architects Survey of Most Important Green Product Attributes
- Sleepovers open Architect’s eyes on Nursing Home Design
- Spending Up Front to Save at the Back End
- First Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Paint to Kill SuperBugs
- Investing in a Community’s Sense of Emotion and Spirituality
- Designing Wellness Walks for Inspiration and Health
- Power to the People: The New Resident-Led Model
- CF Stinson awarded second consecutive Nightingale Award
- How to select an Architect when building a New Facility or Redesigning
- Assisted-Living Homes go High Class
- Nursing Home of the Future: Understanding the Current Elder Experience
- Frequently Asked Questions in Floor Covering Design
- AHCA/NCAL Expo 2008
- A Studio for Aging in Place
- Robot wheelchair finds its own way
- Easy-to-use Technology Key for Older Users
- Nursing home gets acute-care makeover
- Officials study alternative long-term care facilities
- Smart Shoe Could Prevent Elderly Falls
- Ashton Living Center Gets 10th Award
- Woodview Center Offers an Enhanced Level of Care
- Sensing a Difference With Snoezelen Therapy
- Nursing Teams Compete to Bring LTC the Comforts of Home
- Bee Hive Homes touts non-institutional, homelike environment
- Converting Nursing Homes into Lively Edens
- Brett Beldock Brings Fresh Design to Middlebury
- Mark Wentworth Home Not Typical Nursing Home
