2012 Seniors Housing & Care Journal: Physical Design and Resident-Centered Care

The last two decades have seen a change in nursing home care toward an emphasis on resident autonomy and dignity, as well as increase social interaction between residents, staff, and residents’ families. This article presents a review of how the physical design of nursing homes has changed accordingly, moving away from hospital-styled design toward more home-like environments.

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Fancey P, Keefe J, Stadnyk R, Gardiner E, Aubrecht K. Understanding and assessing the impact of nursing home approach to care and phsycial design on residents and their families: a synthesis of the literature. Seniors Housing & Care Journal; (2012). 20(1).

The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) and the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging are bringing open access to the Seniors Housing & Care Journal in 2012, making all the articles accessible to all, free of charge. To download the articles from the 2012 journal, please visit the NIC’s website.

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