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110 2 _aWomen's Design Service
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245 0 0 _aHomes for our old age
_bindependent living by design
_h[electronic resource]
260 _aLondon
_bCABE
_c2009
505 2 _aIntroduction -- 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
520 _aAdvocates 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.
521 _aAdvanced
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aPROPERTY-OTHER PROPERTY TYPES-HEALTHCARE AND WELFARE PROPERTY-WELFARE FACILITY AND HOME PROPERTY-WELFARE FACILITIES AND HOMES
710 1 _aUniversity of the West of England
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856 4 0 _uhttps://www.cabe.org.uk/publications/homes-for-our-old-age
_zView the report free of charge at www.cabe.org.uk...
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