Rethinking designs for the aging

In an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website, blogger suggests designing spaces for symptoms instead of age


Discusses designs for the aging, a blogger suggests designing spaces for symptoms instead of age, according to an article on the Behavioral Healthcare website. Older patients generally need community time and improve with more person-to-person contact. Dementia patients also benefit from socialization, but they are much more sensitive to over stimulation and the human contact, the article said.

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January 16, 2015


Topic Area: Interior Design


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