Design details for health : making the most of design’s healing potential

339 Pages·2011·82.786 MB·English

by  Leibrock, Cynthia, Harris, Debra D.

D D H
ESIGN ETAILS FOR EALTH
Second Edition

D D H
ESIGN ETAILS FOR EALTH
Making the Most of Design’s Healing Potential
Second Edition
Cynthia Leibrock (cid:129) Debra D. Harris, Ph.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Leibrock, Cynthia.
Design details for health: Making the most of design’s healing
potential / Cynthia Leibrock and Debra Harris.—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-52471-8 (cloth); 978-0-470-926826 (ebk.); 978-0-470-92683-3 (ebk.);
978-0-470-92684-0 (ebk.); 978-0-470-95026-5 (ebk.); 978-0-470-95050-0 (ebk.)
1. Health facilities—Decoration. 2. Interior decoration—Health aspects.
I. Harris, Debra D. II. Title.
NK2195.H43L45 2011
747’.8551—dc22
2010025491
Printed in the United States of America
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To our Christian faith which inspired this book.

C
ONTENTS
A List of Checklists and Special Topics xi
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xv
PART ONE
LONG - TERM CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Quality of Residential Long-Term Care 2
Design Intervention 3
Technology 4
Residential Long-Term Care in Other Countries 4
Endnotes 6
1 ASSISTED LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Assisted Living in Europe 8
Assisted Living in the United States 12
Planning Public Spaces 17
A Note on Apartments 24
Endnotes 25
2 CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Reducing Distractions 32
Establishing Links with the Familiar, Healthy Past 33
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Providing Sensory Cues to Prompt Memory 34
Eliminating Dangerous Options 36
Avoiding Confrontations 38
Encouraging Successful Social Interaction and Family
Participation 39
Releasing Excess Energy 41
Encouraging Independence 42
Endnotes 44
3 HOME HEALTH CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Design Demonstration Centers 47
Cohousing 54
Group Homes 57
Independent Living 61
Endnotes 65
4 HOSPICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Design Criteria 70
Privacy 70
Comfort 71
Support of Friends and Family 76
Individual Choice 80
Infection Control 81
Security 81
Endnotes 82
5 SUBACUTE CARE AND REHABILITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Design of Subacute-Care Facilities 86
Design for Visual Acuity 86
Design to Enhance Hearing 88
Assistive Technology 91
Design for Improved Cognitive Ability 92
Design for Mobility 94
Other Sensory Issues 97
Design of Rehabilitation Facilities 97
Physical Therapy 99
Occupational Therapy 100
Specialized Services 107
Endnotes 112