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Article: Designing an active "home life" for Alzheimer's residents: architects and staff worked together to produce this innovative design. (includes comments from Julie Long, Director of Facility Development, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina)(Cover Story)
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- Nursing Homes
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- June 1, 1998
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Architects and staff worked together to produce this innovative design
Design for Alzheimer's care facilities has come of age - to the point where architecture is driven by resident' needs to feel secure within familiar, homelike surroundings, where unnecessary stress factors are alleviated and where residents are free to explore with few limitations.
The Lowman Home Bethany Alzheimer's Care Pavilion in White Rock, SC, operated by Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc., is a unique Alzheimer's care facility that incorporates and encourages creative caregiving while affirming the dignity, strengths and abilities of the individual resident. Accommodating 48 ...