Designing a Better Day - Guidelines for Adult and Dementia Day Service Centers

Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Setting the Stage for a Better Day 1(10) Adult Day Centers: An Emerging Place Type Some Important Terms How This Book Is Organized PART I. CREATING AWARENESS 11(30) Putting ADCs in Context 13(10) The Historical and Societal Origins of ADCs Adult Day Services Today Character Profiles of Three Common Day Centers The Social / Spatial Structure Approach: Diagnostic Patterns in ADCs 23(4) Pattern Seeking Patterns and Places Diagnosing Prevalent ADC Types The Experiential Approach: Attributes of Place Experience 27(14) A Vocabulary of Place Experience Attributes of Place Experience Experiencing ADCs Conclusion PART II. INCREASING UNDERSTANDING 41(12) ADCs, Places, and Systems 43(10) A Model of Place The Placemaking Process Conclusion PART III. TAKING ACTION 53(132) The Process of Adult / Dementia Day Center Development 55(10) A Guiding Image: Your Project Vision Where to Operate? Site Criteria Moving from Vision to Project Concept Conclusion Determining Feasibility of an Adult / Dementia Day Center Project 65(19) Financial Feasibility Statement: The Pro Forma Needs Assessment: If You Build It, Will They Come? Developing an Activity Program 84(14) Valuing Strengths, Abilities, and Challenges Giving the Activities Program Direction: Strategic Orientations Life as Activity Health and Rehabilitation Choreographing the Daily Program Conclusion Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Life as Activity 98(57) Integrating Program and Setting Realm of Activity: Coming and Going Realm of Activity: Walking and Exploring Realm of Activity: Daily Life Activities Realm of Activity: Cooking and Dining Realm of Activity: Being Outside Conclusion Prescriptive Patterns to Facilitate Health and Rehabilitation 155(19) Realm of Activity: Personal Care: Toileting Realm of Activity: Personal Care: Bathing Realm of Activity: Physical and Health Support Activities Conclusion Evaluating Adult / Dementia Day Centers as Places 174(11) Conclusion 185(6) People Program Physical Setting References 191(8) Index 199