This book broadens the visioning on new care environments that are
designed to be inclusive, progressive, and convergent with the needs of
an aging population. The contents cover a range of long-term care (LTC)
settings in a single collection to address the needs of a wide audience.
Due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, rethinking the spatial design of
care facilities in order to prepare for future respiratory and
contagious pathogens is one of the prime concerns across the globe,
along with social connectedness and autonomy in care settings. This book
contributes to the next generation of knowledge and understanding of the
growing field of the design of technology, programs, and environments
for LTC that are more effective in infection prevention and control as
well as social connectedness. To address these issues, the chapters are
organized in four sections:
- Part I: Home- and community-based care;
- Part II: Facility-based care;
- Part III: Memory care and end-of-life care; and
- Part IV: Evidence-based applied projects and next steps.
(Re)designing the Continuum of Care for Older Adults: The Future of
Long-Term Care Settings is an essential resource for researchers,
practitioners, educators, policymakers, and students associated with LTC
home and healthcare settings. With diverse topics in theory, substantive
issues, and methods, the contributions from notable researchers and
scholars cover a range of innovative programming, environments, and
technologies which can impact the changing needs and support for older
adults and their families across the continuum of care.
