North Beach Residence
Heliotrope Architects
2009 AIA Seattle Merit Award
In My Backyard: Supportive Living to Keep Elders in the Community
John Shoesmith, AIA, (MITHUN) and Steve Emmer, MSW, (ElderHealth Northwest) gave this presentation at the Pioneer Network’s national conference in August and are offering to share it locally. Supportive living is a wonderful, residential alternative to traditional long-term care environments.
ElderHealth Northwest has offered this model of care for those with memory loss and other health conditions for over five years at Gaffney House and Buchanan Place. Steve Emmer has been an integral part of making person-directed care at both communities successful for residents, their families, and staff, as well as the greater community.
John Shoesmith, MITHUN, has focused his career on design for aging. John will share examples of supportive living models such as Hope House (rendering, left), a recent Merit Award recipient of the AIA/AAHSA Design for Aging Review, 10th Edition.
WHAT: In My Backyard: Supportive Living to Keep Elders in the Community (see description, below)
WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2009, from Noon to 1:30
WHERE: MITHŪN, Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle
WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2009, from Noon to 1:30
WHERE: MITHŪN, Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle
WHO: Brought to you by the AIA Seattle Design for Aging Committee
What happens when elders who want to remain a part of their community do not have access to family or home- and community-based services that allow them to realize that choice? Despite gains in the development of recent residential models of care, many of these environments are physically or perceptually part of a larger, separate retirement campus. As a result, many elders are not interested in leaving the fabric of their community to go "there".
This presentation will explore models of supported living where small homes are purposefully integrated into the community to provide localized centers for quality self-directed care. Case studies of two nationally acclaimed programs will illustrate how a model of supported living can be integrated into the fabric of the larger community. Emphasis is placed on the design of each of these environments.
