Description
Book SynopsisOrganized 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.
Trade ReviewA thought-provoking book that illustrates a holistic approach to architectural design and provides a welcome addition to the literature on adult day-care services. -- Julienne Hanson Journal of Aging and Society 2007 An excellent contribution... should be read by students and teachers of architecture, practicing architects, facility programmers, administrators, board members, staff members - everybody who wishes to be involved in creating better ADCs. -- Zachary Rosenfield Journal of Long Term Home Health Care 2008
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Setting the Stage for a Better Day
Adult Day Centers: An Emerging Place Type
Some Important Terms
How This Book Is Organized
Part I: Creating Awareness
1. Putting ADCs in Context
The Historical and Societal Origins of ADCs
Adult Day Services Today
Character Profiles of Three Common Day Centers
2. The Social/Spatial Structure Approach: Diagnostic Patterns in ADCs
Pattern Seeking
Patterns and Places
Diagnosing Prevalent ADC Types
3. The Experiential Approach: Attributes of Place Experience
A Vocabulary of Place Experience
Attributes of Place Experience
Experiencing ADCs
Conclusion
Part II: Increasing Understanding
4. ADCs, Places, and Systems
A Model of Place
The Placemaking Process
Conclusion
Part III: Taking Action
5. The Process of Adult/Dementia Day Center Development
A Guiding Image: Your Project Vision
Where to Operate? Site Criteria
Moving from Vision to Project Concept
Conclusion
6. Determining Feasibility of an Adult/Dementia Day Center Project
Financial Feasibility Statement: The Pro Forma
Needs Assessment: If You Build It,Will They Come?
7. Developing an Activity Program
Valuing Strengths, Abilities, and Challenges
Giving the Activities Program Direction: Strategic Orientations
Life as Activity
Health and Rehabilitation
Choreographing the Daily Program
Conclusion
8. Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Life as Activity
Integrating Program and Setting
Realm of Activity: Coming and Going
Realm of Activity: Walking and Exploring
Realm of Activity: Daily Life Activities
Realm of Activity: Cooking and Dining
Realm of Activity: Being Outside
Conclusion
9. Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Health and Rehabilitation
Realm of Activity: Personal Care: Toileting
Realm of Activity: Personal Care: Bathing
Realm of Activity: Physical and Health Support Activities
Conclusion
10. Evaluating Adult/Dementia Day Centers as Places
Conclusion
People
Program
Physical Setting
References
Index
