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The Rakhma Story:
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| How to create a home environment that will help you cope with the many difficulties of Alzheimer's disease. Includes minimizing accidents and injuries, access denial issues, grab bar basics, activities of daily living, planning for a caregiving future, plus lots more. | |
| Much can be done to improve the quality of life of persons with AD through environmental design of homes and long term care facilities. The authors show practical design principles linked to specific therapeutic goals. | |
| The authors describe and analyze twenty environments for people with dementia, including day care and respite care centers, community - based homes, innovative long - term care facilities, and other housing options. | |
| This book is intended for architects and designers who specialize in healthcare, focusing specifically on Alzheimer's Disease and related forms of dementia. It offers detailed guidance on a broad range of design issues that are central to the creation of therapeutic care settings. |
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