Building & Refurbishment
Aug/Sep 2010 edition
Aged accommodation must never lose sight of the resident and their need to maintain continued control over their lives, writes Leo Campbell and Desley Luscombe.
The questions we should be asking about the future living needs of older people.
How to deliver on the promise of great aged care facilities.
Jun/Jul 2010 edition
To get an insight into the bedding needs of aged care facilities, Zinzan Cunningham talks to industry insiders and looks at some of the issues and choices of the aged care sector’s cousin, the accommodation industry
Reducing a facility’s environmental impact saves money on running costs and improves health conditions for residents, writes John Brodie.
Will the co-housing model replace the retirement village and residential facility models, asks Ken Blair.
Apr/May 2010 edition
Despite its benefits and unique capacity for ageing in place, service integrated housing has been invisible to many in the aged care sector, writes Megan Stoyles.
In a heavily regulated environment such as aged care, it is easy to focus on regulatory compliance, and lose sight of the broader challenges of designing for living. By Ken Blair.
Tim Burke on the special considerations involved in designing interiors for dementia specific facilities.
The interior design brief for a facility that would be home to residents of 19 different nationalities was not without its challenges, writes Philip Templeton and Julie Skuja.
26 March, 2010 edition
Clients on low to moderate income to benefit from new serviced apartments in NSW.
Feb/Mar 2010 edition
Aged care should be designed to encourage living in place, not ageing in place, writes Ken Blair.
With rising energy prices, and the growing public appetite for energy efficiency, how long can providers afford to waste money on inefficient buildings, asks John Brodie.
Dec 09/Jan 2010 edition
If we really want to know how we should be building aged care facilities, why not just ask the residents, researcher Ralph Hampson tells Darragh O Keeffe.
Changes in resident profiles, coupled with growing demands for personalised care and privacy, are impacting facility design. Linda Belardi reports.
Oct/Nov 2009 edition
The funding model and regulatory framework have been the driving forces behind the trend towards larger facilities, but will this continue, asks Ken Blair.
Aug/Sep 2009 edition
Progressive European architecture gives food for thought in residential design, writes Beverley Garlick.
Feb/Mar 2009 edition
Ageism is rife among those who are planning, designing and building aged care facilities and retirement villages. Megan Stoyles reports.
