DUNCASTER RETIREMENT COMMUNITY — THE CALEB HITCHCOCK MEMORY CARE NEIGHBORHOOD Architect: Amenta Emma Architects Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut Square Footage: 8,918, 12 Units Year Completed: 2015 Designers created a familiar “Home-Like” environment which promotes the health, wellness, and safety for residents with dementia. A majestic 100-year-old oak tree is the organizing element for the new building’s form and placement, and became the inspiration for the interior design’s “Connection to Nature” theme. By focusing on maximizing natural light and views to the outdoors, while creating well-proportioned, clearly organized, interconnected interior spaces that foster both social interaction and independence. The Burnham Family Memory Care Residence at Avery Heights Architect: Amenta Emma Architects Location: Hartford, Connecticut Square Footage: 10,000, 20 Units Year Completed: 2017 The interior finishes and lights are designed to provide a familiar warm sense of home while compensating for deteriorating eyesight in older adults with higher levels of light and contrasting floor to wall surfaces. The outdoor space includes a large patio for socializing, a meandering walking path for exercise and garden gazebo for reflection and rest. Plants are a carefully selected mixture of native species that offer a variety of textures, colors, and scents to stimulate the senses. Arbor Terrace of John’s Creek
Architect: PRDG Architect Location: Suwanee, Georgia Square Footage: 90,000, 100 Units Year Completed: 2015 This two-story facility offers the best quality of life for both assisted living and memory care residents, each located in two distinct wings and separated by lush courtyards and sunny patios. The memory care wing contains 30 individual apartments of varying size and layout with 4 centralized community sitting areas, nursing stations, and dining areas overlooking the patio and courtyard. There are 31 bridge units that provide a transitional place between memory care and assisted living. Community amenities include a theater, garden room, multi-purpose room, rehabilitation area, salons for both memory care and assisted living, library, private dining, full-service kitchen, and country kitchen café.
0 Comments
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |