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- Designing a Better Day: Guidelines for Adult and Dementia Day Services Centers
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Winner of the 2007 Polsky Prize given by the ASID FoundationAs the U.S. population ages, adult day services have become an integral component in the continuum of care for elderly people. Providing a variety of social and medical services for cognitively or physically impaired elderly people who otherwise might reside in institutions, these facilities can be found in a variety of building types, from purpose-built facilities to the proverbial church basement. They also vary widely in their philosophies, case mix, funding mechanisms, and services. In this interdisciplinary study, Keith Diaz Moore, Lyn Dally Geboy, and Gerald D. Weisman offer guidance for planning and designing good-quality adult day services centers. They encourage architects, caregivers, and staff members to think beyond the building, organizational mission, and staffing structure to conceive of the place that emerges as an interrelated system of people, programming, and physical setting. Through case studies, thoughtful explanations, and well-crafted illustrations, Designing a Better Day provides caregivers, architects, and administrators tools with which they can make qualitative changes for participants and their families. Organized into three parts—creating awareness, increasing understanding, and taking action—this book will be a key resource for professionals involved in creating and maintaining effective adult day services centers.
Table of Contents
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- pp. vii-viii
- PART I Creating Awareness
- 1 Putting ADCs in Context
- pp. 13-22
- 3 The Experiential Approach
- pp. 27-40
- PART II Increasing Understanding
- 4 ADCs, Places, and Systems
- pp. 43-52
- PART III Taking Action
- pp. 53-64
- 7 Developing an Activity Program
- pp. 98-154
- Conclusion
- pp. 185-190
- REFERENCES
- pp. 191-198
- About the Authors
- p. 214
Additional Information
ISBN
9780801888915
Related ISBN(s)
9780801884153
MARC Record
OCLC
232160468
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No