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Homes for our old age independent living by design [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: London CABE 2009Subject(s): LOC classification:
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Introduction -- Age, poverty, dementia and isolation: the facts -- Issues facing commissioners and designers -- The case studies in outline -- Lessons from the case studies -- Case studies -- Colliers Gardens, Bristol -- Ligham Court, Lambeth, London -- Darwin Court; Southwark, London -- Barton Mews; Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire -- Painswick Retirement Village, near Stroud, Gloucestershire -- Croftspar, Springboig Avenue, Glasgow -- Foundations for Living, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire -- Callendar Court, Gateshead -- Prices Yard, Islington, London -- Mainstream housing adaptations in London -- Conclusion -- Further advice and guidance
Summary: Advocates that dwellings for older people be carefully designed and built to meet their need for independence, choice, contact with friends, family and local communities, as well as the possibility to have access to shops and services. Provides ten case studies of successful homes for the elderly, including one for disabled people.
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Introduction -- Age, poverty, dementia and isolation: the facts -- Issues facing commissioners and designers -- The case studies in outline -- Lessons from the case studies -- Case studies -- Colliers Gardens, Bristol -- Ligham Court, Lambeth, London -- Darwin Court; Southwark, London -- Barton Mews; Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire -- Painswick Retirement Village, near Stroud, Gloucestershire -- Croftspar, Springboig Avenue, Glasgow -- Foundations for Living, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire -- Callendar Court, Gateshead -- Prices Yard, Islington, London -- Mainstream housing adaptations in London -- Conclusion -- Further advice and guidance

Advocates that dwellings for older people be carefully designed and built to meet their need for independence, choice, contact with friends, family and local communities, as well as the possibility to have access to shops and services. Provides ten case studies of successful homes for the elderly, including one for disabled people.