Allendale Nursing and Rehabilitation Community’s new model is designed to give staff more one-on-one time with residents
Building for the future
By
John Andrews
Jul 09, 2018
Sentara Rehabilitation & Care makeover replaces outdated,
46-year-old facility with clusters of new neighborhoods
Rehab amid the treetops
By
John Andrews
May 08, 2015
Post-surgical patients at a 140-year-old organization can bathe themselves in healing, natural light as they engage in therapy.
Design Decisions: Celebrating car culture
By
John Andrews
Sep 06, 2017
A few years ago, the United Auto Workers eyed the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, MI, north of Detroit, as the potential site for a community center. Given the property’s history and...
Goal: garden variety rehab
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 02, 2013
When Grancare Nursing Center owner and administrator Donna Zunker began envisioning a new rehab wing, she wanted more than a new addition.
Keeping up appearances: Designers give a suburban Dallas nursing home a face lift
By
Brett Bakshis
May 01, 2010
Blending a newly acquired nursing facility into an upscale senior living community was a major challenge. Here’s how they did it…
Unconventional wisdom: AAHSA’s Idea House unveiled at this year’s convention
By
Brett Bakshis
Nov 01, 2009
The AAHSA Idea House allows convention participants to experience firsthand how technology and design work together to improve care
A new kind of rest home: relaxing in the dementia ward
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2010
A new dementia unit at a CCRC in Massachusetts has helped residents feel more relaxed and at home in their surroundings
Design Decisions: Atrium Post Acute Care
By
John Andrews
Jun 05, 2017
Converting a golf course property into a full-scale post-acute care
center fulfilled a need in the community while preserving area history.
Design Decisions: SNF has Sheboygan shine
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2016
Full-scale cooperation among federal, state and local agencies brings badly needed new facility in Wisconsin lakeshore town