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dc.contributor.supervisorMallory-Hill, Shauna (Interior Design)en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrabowski, Kelsey
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T20:25:45Z
dc.date.available2020-03-31T20:25:45Z
dc.date.copyright2020-03-30
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.date.submitted2020-03-30T19:52:58Zen_US
dc.identifier.citationAPAen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/34608
dc.description.abstractSingle, childless older adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are among the most vulnerable and socially isolated demographic within this rising population. Individuals who do not have social support from partners or adult children experience barriers that hinder their ability to safely age in place while living with AD, resulting in social isolation and/or premature institutionalization. This practicum offers an interior design solution for the main level of The Lakes Memory Care Center, a long-term care facility for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. The facility is located on the site of the Dementia Friendly City Center (DFCC), a conceptual mixed-used development that provides a variety of housing options and amenities through the adaptive reuse of a vacant retail property. The goal of The Lakes Memory Care Center is to provide a supportive living environment that enhances the independence, sense of belonging, and well-being of residents experiencing relocation, while allowing them to remain active members of the surrounding community. The proposed design integrates evidence-based design strategies as well as theoretical literature related to retrogenesis, place attachment and wayfinding to create an environment that is tailored to the needs of this user group.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectInterior Designen_US
dc.titleRedefining Residence: An Alternative Memory Care Environment for single, childless persons with Alzheimer's Diseaseen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
dc.degree.disciplineInterior Designen_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeNicolette Layne (Interior Design) Roberts, Emily (Design, Housing and Merchandising)en_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Interior Design (M.I.D.)en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2020en_US


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