TITLE:
Contemporary Designs for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities
AUTHORS:
Alainee Barkley, Rebecca Calderon, Ardeshir Faghri, Dian Yuan, Mingxin Li
KEYWORDS:
Long-Term Care Facilities, LTC, ADA, Person-Centered Design, Aging in Place
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research,
Vol.10 No.2,
June
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: In addition to experiencing shortage in LTC workforce, some existing facilities are unable to provide quality service, since they were designed and built decades ago. Thus, the renovation of outdated LTC facilities is currently an unavoidable issue. In this paper, some contemporary practices are presented related to renovating old LTC facilities to improve the quality of service. The most important concept is the person-centered design. Some other elements include the importance of natural lighting for residents, proper practices of flooring and picking doors, some details in home-like design, new guidelines for resident rooms’ design, and other miscellaneous issues. Furthermore, the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance protocols are reviewed, and some crucial elements are discussed to ensure the renovations will make the facilities compliant with the current standards.