Setting the stage

Leaders of the design firm behind the top-winning project in EFAs first design competition in 1997 share details on how they approached the project then and ways it represents a shift in dementia care since By J. David Hoglund and Daniel J. Cinelli ntegrace Copper Ridge opened its doors in Sykesvill...

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Published in:Environments for aging 2017-10, p.33-35
Main Authors: Hoglund, J David, Cinelli, Daniel J
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
Architecture
Copper
Dementia
Design
Memory
Retirement communities
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Summary:Leaders of the design firm behind the top-winning project in EFAs first design competition in 1997 share details on how they approached the project then and ways it represents a shift in dementia care since By J. David Hoglund and Daniel J. Cinelli ntegrace Copper Ridge opened its doors in Sykesville, Md., in July 1994, and the community quickly garnered recognition as the first new facility in the country designed specifically to address the continuum of care needs of people with Alzheimer's and related dementias. In Nashville, for instance, Abe's Garden (for which we served as interior designer) serves residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia using a person-centered model founded on the idea of making design itself an integral component of the daily treatment regimen. Whereas residential care and clinical treatment were once seen as two sides of the same coin, this new approach considers a host of other factors, including comprehensive wellness programs, short-term rehab services, day care programs, dining options and other communitybased amenities, and in-house clinical care and research institutes devoted to studying- and educating others on-the neurocognitive effects of Alzheimer's disease. ťFfi J. David Hoglund, FAIA, LEED AP, is a principal and executive director with Perkins Eastman (Pittsburgh).
ISSN:2167-5139