Senior facility design scaling down

Smaller, more homelike and personalized environments that reflect and support the residents are being designed, according to an article on the Environments for Aging


Smaller, more homelike and personalized environments that reflect and support the residents are being designed, according to an article on the Environments for Aging. The design community is working hard to create projects that address the individual, break down scale and provide nicer private and public spaces with caregiver and resident input, the article said.

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April 10, 2015


Topic Area: Architecture


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