SUPPORT RESIDENTS’ WALKING IN SENIOR-LIVING FACILITIES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Self-Compassion and Resilience in Senior Living Residents

This study examines the relationship between self-compassion and psychological resilience in older adults. A sample of 102 (69% female) older adults residing in independent living in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) participated in this study. They completed a survey that assessed self-compassion, perceived stress, general health, happiness, and depression. In older adults with low...

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in Parking Facilities

Key findings: Municipal governments can have a major influence on building design, and local officials can play a much stronger role in fostering security planning. Because parking facilities are more likely settings for crime—both violent and property—than all other real estate except residential, security is one of the most critical issues facing the owners and operators of parking facilities...

Periodic Assessment of Walking Devices in Senior Living Communities

Currently, the proportion of the United States population age 65 or older is nearly 40 million [1]. Of these older adults, approximately 14 to 18% of them use an assistive ambulatory device (AAD) on a daily basis [2]. In senior living communities, canes (Figure 1 left) and rolling walkers or rollators (Figure 1 right) are the most common walking devices used by the older residents in order to i...

Imitation can reduce malnutrition in residents in assisted living facilities.

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Oral and Nutritional Problems among Residents in Assisted Living Facilities