When a skilled nursing facility more than doubles in size — but adds only 20 beds — and switches to a brand new model of care, one could reasonably expect some growing pains.
Design Decisions: Tearing down walls
By
Brett Bakshis
Dec 01, 2014
An Iowa facility removes an enormous entryway wall to create an open, inviting area where residents gather and enjoy natural light
Bottom to top upgrade
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Flooded by Hurricane Sandy, a 10-story Brooklyn facility renovated from basement to rooftop, improving its look and storm-proofing.
Built from the ground up
By
Mary Gustafson
Dec 01, 2010
It’s hard to miss the enormous V-shaped, 18-floor high-rise northeast of Cincinnati’s downtown area. And that’s just how the owners and construction engineers of the upscale Stratford...
A capital improvement: building a facility in Washington D.C.
By
Brett Bakshis
Jul 01, 2009
Architects and builders overcome troublesome zoning regulations to build a unique facility on one of Washington D.C.’s main thoroughfares
A WELL-designed facility
By
John Andrews
Mar 02, 2020
Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center has elevated eldercare construction to a higher standard with its Gold-certified development.
‘Dream’ it, then go get it
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2021
Rhode Island’s Linn Health & Rehabilitation will use $1 million grant to upgrade community, protect residents from COVID-19 spread.
Design decisions: planting and maintaining a facility garden
By
Brett Bakshis
Mar 01, 2009
It won’t be long before residents of Island Nursing and Rehab Center get their hands dirty in their newly planted Garden Of Hope.
It takes a Village
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2021
Smith Village in Chicago listened to its residents and jumped fully into the movement of increasing private rooms in skilled nursing and rehab spaces.
The heart of the matter
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2020
With an intensive clinical focus, Crest Pointe Rehabilitation’s renovation project features its new Cardiac Care Program.