Designer, speak for yourself.For many years Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, through its DESIGN annual publications, has offered a forum for architectural and interior design firms to display their most recent long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. projects. The focus--both for the firms and for the reviewers who judged the projects--was on the projects themselves, not on those who created them. We are now taking that extra step: offering design firms the opportunity to describe and talk about themselves in any terms they see fit. This is the first in what is planned as a growing list of "architectural/interior design calling cards," enabling readers to briefly meet and review experienced and accomplished firms in long-term care construction and renovation. CORPORATE PROFILE Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. (ESa) Established: 1961 Staff: 190 Location: Nashville, TN Markets Served: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. , Continuing Care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. Retirement Communities (CCRC Noun 1. CCRC - an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care Casualty Care Research Center ), Independent Living, Skilled Nursing/Nursing Homes, Wellness Centers Services: Architecture, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design Three Projects of Note: The Summit at Lakeway [Lakeway, TX] March 2007 Homewood Residence at Victoria [Victoria, TX] February 2007 Freedom Village at Brandywine [Brandywine, PA] October 2006 Contact Information: Sandy Dickerson 2100 West End Ave., Suite 1200 Nashville, TN 37203 Ph. (615) 329-9445 Fax: (615) 329-0046 E-mail: sandyd@esarch.com Web: www.esarch.com ESa provides design services in architecture, interior architecture, master planning, and space planning for senior living communities across the country. The firm's experience is backed with extensive research on the aging population and the belief that design is about creating wellness environments. Dedicated to the principle of "human-centered" design, ESa combines aesthetics and functionality in response to the needs of its clients. The firm is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How do you plan to accommodate the likely demands of the Baby-Boomer generation? Through continual monitoring of the baby-boomer trends and its years of research on the effects of aging, ESa is prepared to work with its clients to accommodate the design needs of this particular generation. Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Established: 1963 Staff: 202 Locations: Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA; San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA; Coral Gables Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , FL; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY; Lake Placid Lake Placid, village (1990 pop. 2,485), Essex co., NE N.Y.; settled 1850, inc. 1900. In the Adirondack Mts. at an altitude of 1,800 ft (549 m), the village surrounds Mirror Lake. It is a famous resort and sports center. , NY; Dallas, TX Markets Served: Active Adult Communities, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), Hospice, Independent Living, Skilled Nursing/Nursing Homes Services: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design/Healing Gardens, Planning and Urban Design, Recreational Areas Three Projects of Note: Stonebridge at Montgomery [Montgomery Township Montgomery Township may refer to:
Contact Information: Amy Carpenter, AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture , LEED 1700 Market St., 28th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Ph. (215) 732-5215 Fax: (215) 732-2551 E-mail: acarpenter@ph.wrtdesign.com Web: www.wrtdesign.com WRT WRT - with regard to, with respect to. specializes in the design and planning of facilities that provide all levels of care for the elderly. We understand how to create buildings that work well and feel right-for residents, for you and your staff. Our company's long-standing commitment to sustainability means that our design work always considers ways in which water and energy can be conserved, land can be used to the best advantage, and buildings can employ materials that are recycled or produced locally. WRT's multidisciplinary services also add value in the evaluation and development of new building sites or in the expansion of existing campuses. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How do you plan to accommodate the likely demands of the Baby-Boomer generation? We think that boomers are more conscious about sustainable design and "healthy buildings." By making buildings more responsive to the site, healthier, and more energy efficient, we not only improve the lives of the inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. but of those for generations to come. AG Architecture, Inc. Established: 1992 Staff: 41 Location: Wauwatosa, WI Markets Served: Active Adult Communities, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), Independent Living, Post-Acute/Rehab, Skilled Nursing/Nursing Homes, Wellness Centers Services: Architecture, Engineering, Green/Sustainable Design Three Projects of Note: Eastcastle Place [Milwaukee, WI] 2006 Smith Crossing [Orland Park Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , IL] 2005 Cypress Glen [Greenville, NC] 2005 Contact Information: Stephen J. Alexander, AIA 1414 Underwood Ave., Suite 301 Wauwatosa, WI 53213-2653 Ph. (414) 431-3131 Fax: (414) 431-0531 E-mail: sjalex@agarch.com Web: www.agarch.com AG Architecture is a full-service architectural engineering Architectural engineering A discipline that deals with the technological aspects of buildings, including the properties and behavior of building materials and components, foundation design, structural analysis and design, environmental system analysis and firm that continues a more than 35-year commitment to innovative senior living design nationwide. At AG, senior living is not just a smaller studio in a larger firm; it is the central focus of our practice. Whether the task at hand involves new construction, an addition, or a complete repositioning of an existing community, our goal is straightforward--to improve the quality of life for our ever-growing senior population. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How do you plan to accommodate the likely demands of the Baby-Boomer generation? Although there is much concern about what the Baby-Boomer generation will expect from its long-term care providers, in reality we will be serving the "Silent" generation first. The expectations for services, facilities, and amenities will continue to increase with each successive generation, and the impact of technology will affect how these expectations are addressed. Rees Associates, Inc. Established: 1975 Staff: 110 Locations: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK Markets Served: Active Adult Communities, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), Independent Living, Post-Acute/Rehab, Skilled Nursing/Nursing Homes, Wellness Centers Services: Architecture, Consulting, Green/Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design/Healing Gardens, Strategic Planning Five Projects of Note: Meadow Lake [Tyler, TX] January 2009 Concordia Life Care Community [Oklahoma City, OK] October 2007 Longhorn The code name for the Windows Vista operating system. After the client version was renamed "Vista" in 2005, Longhorn referred to the server version until it was officially named Windows Server 2008 in May of 2007. See Windows Vista. Village [Austin, TX] October 2009 Bridgeview Estates [Mesquite, TX] June 2009 Wesley Woods [Waco, TX] January 2010 Contact Information: Dr. Frank Rees 1801 North Lamar St., Suite 600 Dallas, TX 75202 Ph. (214) 522-7337 E-mail: gpk@rees.com Web: www.rees.com Wesley Village, located in Waco, Texas, is a 375,000-sq.-ft. planned senior living gated community that will accommodate a variety of lifestyles for its residents. The 55-acre site will provide a self-contained, tranquil residential neighborhood environment. The phased project offers many levels of senior living, including 50 executive homes, 80 independent living apartments with an independent living commons building, 50 assisted living units, 20 nursing care units, and 10 dementia units. Future residents of the 50 executive homes will have the option to select from seven spacious floor plans ranging in size from 1,600 square feet to 3,200 square feet. Wesley Village is an all-in-one exclusive retirement community offering many services and amenities, including restaurant-style dining, a theater, a multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective game room, a craft center, a neighborhood banking center, a gift shop/market, and an aquatic therapy aquatic therapy Water therapy Rehab medicine The exercising of muscle groups under water, which increases range-of-motion and light resistance for rehabilitation. See Rehabilitation medicine. wellness center. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] |
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