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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Design | |
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| Aging in the Twenty-First Century: Aging and Age-Related Changes | |
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| Demographics | |
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| Global Aging | |
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| Aging, Diversity, and Health | |
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| Age-Related Changes | |
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| Arthritis | |
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| Hypertension | |
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| Hearing Impairment | |
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| Vision Impairment | |
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| Depression | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Osteoporosis | |
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| Stroke | |
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| Exercise and Better Nutrition | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| Memory Loss and Normal Aging | |
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| What Is Dementia? | |
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| What Is Alzheimer's Disease? | |
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| The Impact of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| What We Know About Alzheimer's Disease | |
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| What Causes Alzheimer's? | |
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| Mild Cognitive Impairment | |
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| The Changing Face of Alzheimer's | |
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| Lifestyle | |
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| The Nun Study | |
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| Environment as Treatment | |
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| Alzheimer's Disease Can Be Treated | |
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| Naturally Mapped Physical Environments | |
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| Therapeutic Activities and Programming | |
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| Habilitation Therapy | |
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| Design Professionals Can Have a Great Impact | |
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| Good Design for Living-at Any Age | |
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| Aging Vision and Health | |
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| Light and Vision | |
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| Age-Related Eye Disease | |
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| Light and Health | |
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| Circadian Rhythms | |
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| Light Received Through the Eyes | |
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| Sunshine Is a Mood Enhancer | |
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| Sleep Disruption | |
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| Light Absorbed Through the Skin | |
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| Pain Relief | |
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| Research and the Circadian System | |
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| Lighting and Daylighting | |
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| Daylighting | |
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| Interior Lighting | |
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| Strategies for Energy-Efficient Lighting and Daylighting | |
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| Lighting Terminology Made Simple | |
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| Hearing Loss and Sound Solutions | |
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| Strategies for Sound Design | |
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| Planning | |
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| Acoustic Enhancement | |
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| Assistive Listening Devices | |
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| Group Listening Systems | |
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| Create the Best Possible Environment | |
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| Lighting, Light Sensitivity, and Hearing Loss | |
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| Mobility, Exercise, and Independence | |
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| Falls | |
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| Interventions: What Do We Do About It? | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Color, Finishes, and Fabric | |
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| Color | |
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| Effective Color Contrast | |
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| Color Solutions | |
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| Environmental Responsibility and Good Health | |
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| Wallcovering | |
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| Fabric for Healthcare | |
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| Floorcovering | |
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| Choosing Floorcovering to Support Quality of Life | |
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| How Do You Choose the Right Floorcovering for a Healthcare Environment? | |
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| Sustainability and Green Design | |
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| The Importance of Certification | |
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| Culture Change: Creating Home and Community | |
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| What Is Culture Change? | |
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| Why Change? | |
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| Finding a Way Back Home | |
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| Culture Change Makes a Difference | |
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| Culture Changing Outcomes | |
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| National Models of Culture Change | |
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| Hearth and Home: Gathering Spaces | |
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| Building Configuration | |
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| Life and Design Are Changing | |
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| The "Heart of the Home": Living Rooms, Great Rooms, and Dens | |
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| Country or Farm Kitchens | |
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| Private Spaces: Resident Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and Bathing Environments | |
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| Resident Bedrooms | |
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| Bathrooms | |
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| Bathe Suites and Bathing Environments | |
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| Social Living Spaces | |
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| Staying Socially Connected | |
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| Social Activity | |
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| Sacred Spaces: Religion and Spirituality | |
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| Wayfinding | |
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| Innovative Care Models | |
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| The Green House | |
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| Warm, Smart, and Green | |
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| Smarter Care Delivery | |
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| Green and Connected | |
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| Adult Day Care | |
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| What Is Adult Day Care? | |
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| The Physical Day Care Setting | |
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| The Planetree Model | |
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| Ten Elements of Patient-Centered Care | |
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| The Planetree Alliance | |
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| Hospice: End-of-Life Care | |
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| What Is Hospice? | |
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| Care and Comfort | |
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| How Hospice Works | |
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| Alzheimer's End-of-Life Care | |
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| Palliative Care-A Better End of Life | |
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| Hospice: End-of-Life Care | |
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| The Physical Environment for End-of-Life Care | |
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| A Celebration of Life | |
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| Gardens and Outdoor Spaces | |
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| Creating Gardens and Outside Environments | |
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| Designing Gardens | |
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| The Porch | |
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| Here's the Garden-Where Are the People? | |
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| Safety and Security | |
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| Glare Control | |
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| Activity Gets People into the Garden | |
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| Simple Pleasures and Sensory Stimulation | |
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| Nature's Chirping Chorus | |
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| Horticultural Therapy | |
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| Accommodating the Need for Privacy | |
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| Indoor Atriums and Gardens: Bringing the Outside Environment Inside | |
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| The Alzheimer's Memory Gardens | |
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| What Does Success Look Like? | |
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| What Does Success Look Like and How Will You Know? | |
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| First Impressions Count | |
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| Hands-on Learning | |
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| Teamwork Pays | |
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| Evidence-Based Design | |
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| Pebble Project Initiative | |
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| Post-occupancy Evaluation | |
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| Life-Enhancing Environmental Design-We've Come a Long Way | |
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| References | |
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| Resources | |
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| Index | |