Evidence-based long term care design

Issue title: Rehabilitation Design

Guest editors: Nathan Zasler

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Calkins, Margaret P.^{; *}

Affiliations: President, I.D.E.A.S., Inc., Kirtland, OH, USA | Tree of Life Services, Richmond, VA, USA

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Margaret P. Calkins, 8051 Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094, USA. Tel.: +1 440 256 1880; E-mail: mcalkins@ideasconsultinginc.com

Abstract: Research on the impact of the built environment in long-term care settings continues to grow. This article focuses on work conducted and published since 2000, when an earlier review on research on dementia and design was published. The vast majority of research that addressed neurological conditions in residents in long-term care settings (assisted living and nursing homes) relates to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Keywords: Design, architecture, dementia, sleep, disability, evidence based, neurodisability, neurobehavioral, accessibility

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2009-0512

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 145-154, 2009