The Alzheimer's Foundation collaborates with architects for long-term care design report, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website
The Alzheimer’s Foundation collaborated with architects for long-term care design report, according to an article on the Long-Term Living website. “Excellence in Design: Optimal Living Space for People With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias,” was created to combine the wider clinical understanding of the disease with today’s awareness of person-centered design and spaces that are both personal and flexible, the article said.
June 27, 2014
Topic Area: Architecture
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