Welcome New Advisory Group Leaders
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Betsie Sassen, RN currently serves as Assistant Vice-President, Community Initiatives for Mather LifeWays in Evanston, Illinois. In her role, she oversees the operations of three Mather's - More Than a Café locations located in Chicago. Ms. Sassen also consults with other organizations nationally and internationally interested in replicating the Café Plus model. She is a published author with articles in Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, Generations, and Seniors Housing and Care Journal. She has been interviewed and quoted in various publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post. She is a regarded as a thought leader in the field of aging, and has provided aging expertise through consulting, national task forces, and on radio shows. |
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Based in Seattle, Dodd Kattman, AIA is a founding partner of Morrison Kattman Menze, Inc., an architecture, planning and interior design firm offering over 20 years of senior living and care project experience. Through his role as senior living managing partner, he dedicates time to design, research, publish and present topics that elevate the expectations of supportive environments that promote the process of aging with dignity, in community. |
Early Registration Deadline Extended to February 29th
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Environments for Aging Conference
April 29 – May 1, 2012
Disney Contemporary Resort
Orlando, FL
Earn up to 15 CEUs!
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DFAR10 Book On Sale For $36
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During its deliberations, the Jury of two providers and two architects for cycle #10 reviewed a group of 92 submitted projects that were distinct in their number as well as quality. Those deliberations rendered seventeen awards: 14 Merit Awards and 3 Special Recognitions. This edition includes the seventeen awarded projects notes above as well as nineteen others deemed by the Jury worthy of publication for a total of 36 projects.
Copies are available for purchase for $36.00.
Order your copy today by contacting AIA/DFA staff at knowledgecommunities@aia.org. |
Recent News in Senior Living and Design
Recent news can be found at www.aia.org/dfa including: Hip Health Gear for Aging Boomers, LeadingAge: 2011 Trends in Design, Continuing Education Courses on Accessible Bathware and Hydrotherapy.
Lighting Research Symposium to be held in D.C.
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) is presenting a symposium on the role and effects of lighting on older adults to be held in Washington, DC, on March 6-7, 2012.
The two day symposium is designed to disseminate the latest research about the special lighting needs of older adults with aging eyes. The researchers delivering the presentations in both session and poster formats will address the implications for proper lighting and its effects on vision and health. Topics related to vision include susceptibility to glare, visibility of tasks, prevention of falls, and quality of life (e.g., independent and varying levels of assisted living). Coverage of health will address sleep, depression, and circadian rhythm. Learn more.
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