One key is finding a balance between staff safety and the need for patients to feel in control of their healing experience, according to an article on the Behavioral Health website.
Behavioral healthcare facility design is about patient dignity. One key is finding a balance between staff safety and the need for patients to feel in control of their healing experience, according to an article on the Behavioral Health website. "You should feel comfortable leaving your loved one there for care. (The facility) needs to be designed so that they feel appropriately dignified being there," Perkins+Will architect Kevin Turner said in the article.
September 3, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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