Residential Design for Aging In Place

Residential Design for Aging In Place is a key reference for designing homes for aging people. The book teaches you everything you need to know to create effective spaces for the elderly, and is ideally suited for architects, interior designers and homebuilders. This definitive guide for elderly design is endorsed by the American Society of Interior Designs, and includes many case study examples of the design solutions for designing a place for aging adults. 256 pages.

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements.
• Introduction: Growing Up and Getting Wiser.
• Chapter One: Designs for Independency.
• Chapter Two: The American Senior Tsunami.
• Chapter Three: Codes, Laws and Regulations.
• Chapter Four: The Aging Process.
• Chapter Five: Exterior Freedoms.
• Chapter Six: Creating Living Spaces.
• Chapter Seven: Creating Private Places.
• Chapter Eight: Designing The Kitchen.
• Chapter Nine: Designing The Bathroom.
• Chapter Ten: The Rest of The House.
• Chapter Eleven: Design Beyond Age.
• Appendix A: Building Professional Alliances.
• Appendix B: From Civil Rights To Universal Design and Beyond.
• Appendix C: Products and Vendors.
• Appendix D: Common Disease and Disability.
• Bibliography.