Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year Published
1991
Copies
1
Call Number
RA998.5 .H53 1991
ISBN Number
0-7506-9126-3
Description
Nursing Home Renovation Designed for Reform guides sponsors, architects, and
interior designers through the options and procedures for transforming
yesterday's health care buildings to serve today's and tomorrow's older people,
Readers can fully grasp the opportunities for rearrangement, refurbishment, and
renovation of nursing homes. In addition, questionnaires and case studies
reveal renovation needs and applications. This book explores design plans for
nursing homes operating with a limited budget, and highlights techniques that
maximize living space to benefit both the elderly and the staff.
Topics include:
-design plans
-questionnaires for diagnosing design needs
-timely topics pertinent to long-term care facilities
-social and design improvements to achieve overall benefit
-framework plans for meeting work environment needs
-updated long-term care products
interior designers through the options and procedures for transforming
yesterday's health care buildings to serve today's and tomorrow's older people,
Readers can fully grasp the opportunities for rearrangement, refurbishment, and
renovation of nursing homes. In addition, questionnaires and case studies
reveal renovation needs and applications. This book explores design plans for
nursing homes operating with a limited budget, and highlights techniques that
maximize living space to benefit both the elderly and the staff.
Topics include:
-design plans
-questionnaires for diagnosing design needs
-timely topics pertinent to long-term care facilities
-social and design improvements to achieve overall benefit
-framework plans for meeting work environment needs
-updated long-term care products
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