Futurecare New Directions in Planning Health

Health care in the developed world is in the throws of radical change. Primary health care is having to become more cost effective; large scale hospitals may become a thing of the past; the increasing needs of a growing population will

Martin S. Valins BA(Hons), DipArch., RIBA, a founding Director of Care Design Group, London, UK, is Director of Research at Reese Lower Patrick & Scott Architects Ltd, Pennsylvania, USA. Derek Salter DipArch. (Oxford), RIBA, is a founding Director of Care Design Group, London and Director of Salmon Speed Architects, London, UK.

Prologue and introduction
Looking back
Healthcare reform and change
The impact of technology
Primary care
Community care in the United Kingdom
Outcomes in the environment - long term care
Senior day care
Life care - looking back today, future programming
Close care and assisted living
Long-term care - a residential environment that is striving to be a home
Nursing Home 2000
Dementia care
The in-patient hospice - theory and case study
Sub acute care
Acute care
Patient-focused design
The healing environment
Re-using existing buildings
Towards a conclusion
Further reading
Directory of contributors
Index
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Futurecare New Directions in Planning Health and Care Environments

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