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Blueprints for Senior Living

November 2014 Issue

Letter from the Chairs

Greetings!

We are delighted by the number of submissions we continue to receive for the Blueprints for Senior Living newsletter. Please keep them coming!

As the year comes to a close and planning begins for 2015, we will strive to have a specific theme for each quarter newsletter. For the first quarter, we request that member content surround the topic of “intergenerational solutions.” Articles could be about accessory dwelling units, home sharing, and other intergenerational housing developments.

In the second quarter we’ll be looking at resiliency – the ability to meet and recover from setbacks. This is relevant for us all as we seek to age gracefully, but it also relevant for how we design our buildings. The best design for aging supports us as we age in place, but also should seek to conserve resources and design sustainable structures that can adapt to changing circumstances. The need for this holistic thinking was graphically illustrated during superstorm Sandy. Ultimately we’re interested in how members are thinking about designing for resiliency in the face of climate change, aging demographics and other challenges.

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In this issue

Design for Aging Review 12 Book on Sale for $45

DFAR 12    

This compilation of more than 30 outstanding projects in the areas of assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes represents the best current work designed by architects for the ever-increasing aging population.

Each project is presented with photographs, detailed plans, and statistics, illuminating the high level of research, planning and community involvement that goes into these advancements in living environments for seniors.

Copies are available for purchase for $45.00 and will be ready to ship in early December 2014.

Order your copy today by contacting AIA/DFA staff at knowledgecommunities@aia.org.


Features

Proposal for Additions to Accessibility Standards for Nursing Home & Assisted Living Residents in Toileting and Bathing

By Robert Dale Lynch, FAIA, AAFS

accessible bathroom

This project, Proposal for Additions to Accessibility Standards for Nursing Home & Assisted Living Residents in Toileting and Bathing, has been initiated by the Hulda B. & Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation, the only national philanthropy exclusively focused on improving the quality of life for elders in nursing homes throughout the United States, working together with significant stakeholders to modify existing regulations and codes, such that they better support new models of aging in long term care.

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Aging Successfully- The Power of Community

By Charles Durrett

Silver Sage

At last, here is a blueprint for a new way of aging for older Americans - a housing solution that at once addresses the need for privacy and for community; provides a net of security and mutual care without the institutional restrictions of assisted living; is environmentally friendly - and most importantly, is planned, designed, and built by the residents themselves.

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Lifelong Villages: A New Typology for the Reciprocal Revitalization of Traditional Neighborhoods

By Zachary Benedict, AIA

Aerial Pedestrian Zone

The negative impacts of sprawling suburban development patterns fall disproportionately hard on the elderly. As such, the rapidly aging population shifts facing many cities will soon be at the forefront of civic planning. Between 2010 and 2030 the population age 65 and older is expected to double. 

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How Designers Are Transforming the Senior Living Experience

By Cassandra Dowell | Senior Housing News

Vibrancy and variety — those words are permeating the senior living design space as top designers look toward the future for guidance in planning today’s newest senior housing developments. And they’re not looking back.

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In the News

New! AIAU Courses on Design for Aging

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Our desire to continue learning is what keeps us sharp and relevant as a profession. Now, with AIAU, the AIA’s new online education platform, anyone in the world with an Internet connection has access to top courses on designing for an aging society and more, taught by DFA members and other leading experts in public health, architecture, and design.

Courses are highly curated and cover the latest research into how design can positively impact dementia and other conditions, trends in universal design, best practices for building lifelong communities, and much more.

Check out these great courses:

Post Occupancy Evaluation Toolkit │ Earns 1 LU / HSW / RIBA

Building Aging-in-Place and Lifelong Communities │ Earns 1 LU / GBCI / RIBA

Evidence-Based Lighting│ Earns 1 LU / GBCI / RIBA

Architecture + Public Health = a Healthy Profession │ Earns 1.5 LUs / GBCI / RIBA

Housing for Multi-Generational Families │ Earns 1 LU / RIBA

Individual courses are $25 for AIA members and $40 for non-members. Buy four or more courses and save 15%, no promo code needed.

There are more great courses available on AIAU»

Meet Sarah Colven: The New DFA Communications Committee Member

Sarah Colven Headshot    

Sarah is a licenced architect looking to take a new direction into housing and healthcare design for aging. She has a MArch, Masters in Minimum Cost Housing, from McGill University in Montreal and recently started taking courses from the University of Buffalo Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center).

Sarah is currently on maternity leave in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Most recently, she worked on a housing survey of existing home conditions for a sustainable housing project in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of northern Labrador.

Rothschild Updates

Historically, the healthcare provider and regulatory communities have not enjoyed a strong co-operative working relationship. There was often a large disconnect between those who drafted and promulgated the regulations and codes, and those in the industry governed by those same rules and guidelines. This lead to a great deal of frustration on the side of both parties; each feeling misunderstood.

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Housing America's Older Adults: New Report & Infographic

The Joint Center released its new report, Housing America's Older Adults—Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population. According to the report, America’s older population is in the midst of unprecedented growth, but the country is not prepared to meet the housing needs of this aging group. The number of adults in the U.S. aged 50 and over is expected to grow to 132 million by 2030, an increase of more than 70 percent since 2000.

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Upcoming Events

2015 Design for Ageing Showcase

Entries close June 30, 2015

It is well-known that the traditional seniors living models are unable to meet the demands of a rapidly
ageing global population. But what are the alternatives to this model? What will our future communities
look like?

We believe the current challenge presents an exciting opportunity to create a myriad of new modes
of seniors living that meet the future needs of the world’s ageing population. The International Association for Housing and Services (IHASA) in association with ThomsonAdsett are inviting Practicing Architects and students to explore future housing types for the seniors sector.

Be part of the solution to the world’s ageing population problem. Submit your innovative design
concepts in response to any of the following categories:

  • Integrated Communities
  • Special Care Settings, e.g. Wellness Programs, Dementia Care.
  • Residential Aged Care

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Register for Upcoming KC Webinars

The AIA Knowledge Communities has a variety of webinars coming up throughout the rest of 2014. Please take a moment to see if any mentioned below interest you. For a full listing of our webinars, please visit the Webinar Calendar for more information.

Incorporating the Top Trends for Residential Landscape Design
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | 11:00am - 12:00pm ET | Earn 1.0 AIA LUs | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by the AIA Custom Residential Architect Network
Registration fees: Free

Community Health and Healthcare Design - Three Perspectives
Friday, November 7, 2014 | 1:00 - 2:30pm ET | Earn 1.5 AIA LUs/HSW | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by AIA Academy of Architecture for Health
Registration fees: $25.00 - AIA Members | $50.00 - Non-members | $0 - AIAS students

A New Concept in Practice: Leading the Delivery Process
Thursday, November 13, 2014 | 1:30 - 2:30pm ET | Earn 1.25 AIA LUs | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by AIA Project Delivery
Registration fees: $0 - AIA Members | $39.99 - Non-members

Top Ten Construction Contract Administration Best Practices
Monday, November 17, 2014 | 11:00am - 12:00pm ET | Earn 1.0 AIA LUs | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by AIA Construction Contract Administration
Registration fees: Free

21st Century Learning Environments, Everyone's Talking About It But What Is It Really
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | 2:00 - 3:30pm ET | Earn 1.5 AIA LUs | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by AIA Committee on Architecture for Education
Registration fees: $0 - AIA Members | $39.99 - Non-members

Adding Client Value with Building Energy Modeling- What Architects Should Do!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | 3:00 - 4:00pm ET | Earn 1.0 AIA LUs/HSW | Learn more | Register now
Sponsored by AIA Technology in Architectural Practice
Registration fees: $0 - AIA Members | $39.99 - Non-members

Did you know anyone can join AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community for FREE? Sign-up on AIA KnowledgeNet and start a discussion in the Design for Aging Discussion Forum.

AIA/DFA Advisory Group Members: Vicki Nelson, AIA, ACHA & Dennis Cope, AIA (2014 Co-Chairs); Dodd Kattman, AIA; Betsie Sassen, RN; Alexis Denton; Tim Mueller; Martin Siefering & John Gould

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