Designing entrances for seniors
Healthcare Design magazine article discusses remedying tripping hazards to prevent visitor and patient falls, and injury due to other accidents
Designing healthcare facility entrances for baby boomers, specifically avoiding tripping hazards to prevent visitor and patient falls and injury due to other accidents is the subject of an article on the Healthcare Design website. According to the article, understanding the entry process from the senior perspective offers insight into a safety-conscious design that responds to the new criteria for the boomer generation.
Read the article.
April 21, 2014
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Architecture
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