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Contemporary Environments for People with Dementia by Uriel Cohen and Kristen Day (1968, Trade Paperback)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801844894
ISBN-139780801844898
eBay Product ID (ePID)344583
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameContemporary Environments for People with Dementia
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1968
SubjectNeurology, Geriatrics
TypeTextbook
AuthorUriel Cohen, Kristen Day
Subject AreaMedical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight32 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN92-049834
Dewey Edition20
Reviews''The well-written text analyzes and evaluates 20 facilities, existing and planned, using an organized format with liberal use of architectural plans, photographs, and explanatory texts... [The authors] admirably demonstrate the inextricable relationship between design and care for the demented, taking into account the concerns for adequate programming and staffing, as well as geographic location, costs, family concerns, and, to a lesser extent, regulatory issues... A highly recommended work.''--'Journal of the American Geriatrics Society' Uriel Cohen is professor of architecture and director of the Institute on Aging and Environment at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Kristen Day has been active in research on the development of environments for people with dementia and is co-author of numerous articles and book chapters on the subject., "The well-written text analyzes and evaluates 20 facilities, existing and planned, using an organized format with liberal use of architectural plans, photographs, and explanatory texts... [The authors] admirably demonstrate the inextricable relationship between design and care for the demented, taking into account the concerns for adequate programming and staffing, as well as geographic location, costs, family concerns, and, to a lesser extent, regulatory issues... A highly recommended work."-- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal362.23
Table Of ContentAbbreviated Contents:Introduction: People with Dementia; Linking Dementia and Environmental Design; Guidelines for Planning and Design; The Role of Case Studies in the Design Process; MethodologyCase Studies: Primary Case Studies; Case Studies in BriefCritical Issues and Concepts: Aging in Place; Toward the Deinstitutionalization of Care Environments; Cost Issues; Staffing Issues; The Right Location: Urban versus Rural SettingsActivity Areas; The Appropriate Level of Sensory Stimulation; The Residential Component; Staying Dry; Family Visiting and Participation; Outdoor Environments
SynopsisIn the acclaimed Holding On to Home, Uriel Cohen and Gerald Weisman explored the relationship between the physical environment and people with dementia, setting forth a program of practical design principles linked to specific therapeutic goals. Now, in Contemporary Environments for People with Dementia, Uriel Cohen and Kristen Day extend that ......, In the acclaimed Holding On to Home, Uriel Cohen and Gerald Weisman explored the relationship between the physical environment and people with dementia, setting forth a program of practical design principles linked to specific therapeutic goals. Now, in Contemporary Environments for People with Dementia, Uriel Cohen and Kristen Day extend that design guidance and offer information on currently existing facilities to illustrate the application of those principles.
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